You need to remove a broken light globe from a lamp. Without a pair of gloves, you are likely to cut yourself on the jagged glass. Suddenly, it occurs to you that you can use a cut potato to remove the light globe from the socket. You have just demonstrated ________.
A)S-O-R learning
B)a cognitive map
C)latent learning
D)insight learning

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The use of a cut potato to remove the light bulb is an example of insight learning, which is when a solution to a problem suddenly comes to mind without prior trial and error learning or experience with the specific problem. This is different from latent learning, which is when learning occurs without any observable behavior or reinforcement at the time, and S-O-R learning, which is a stimulus-response approach to learning. A cognitive map is a mental representation of an environment's layout, and is not applicable in this situation.

You Need to Remove a Broken Light Globe from a Lamp