Wolfgang Köhler's problem solving experiment with the chimpanzee, the banana, and the box was important because:
A) it showed the extreme effectiveness of shaping behaviour using reward and punishment
B) it showed that chimpanzees have an unconscious mind
C) it suggested that animals such as chimpanzees think and use cognition
D) it demonstrated how animals were unable to think; that this was a purely human behaviour

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Köhler's experiment with the chimpanzee and the box showed that chimpanzees were capable of using insight and reasoning to solve problems, rather than just relying on trial-and-error learning or simple conditioning. This suggested that animals can think and use cognition, challenging the idea that thinking was purely a human behavior.

Wolfgang Köhler's Problem Solving Experiment with the Chimpanzee, the Banana