While changing her tire, Marguerite bumped the hubcap and all of the lug nuts fell into a storm sewer. After fretting for several minutes, she suddenly realized she could remove one lug nut from each of the other three tires to temporarily mount the spare until she could get to a service station. This is an example of
A)superstitious behavior.
B)insight learning.
C)spontaneous recovery.
D)shaping.
E)latent learning.

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Insight learning involves suddenly realizing how to solve a problem without trial-and-error, as Marguerite did by redistributing the lug nuts.

While Changing Her Tire, Marguerite Bumped the Hubcap and All