You need to remove a broken light bulb 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 bulb from the socket. You have just demonstrated ________.
A) generalization
B) discrimination
C) latent learning
D) insight learning

Question

You need to remove a broken light bulb 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 bulb from the socket. You have just demonstrated ________.
A) generalization
B) discrimination
C) latent learning 
D) insight learning

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The use of a cut potato to remove a broken light bulb from a lamp is an example of insight learning because the solution to the problem was suddenly realized through a process of mental reorganization, and was not the result of trial-and-error or reinforcement of previously learned behavior.

You Need to Remove a Broken Light Bulb from a Lamp