Kohlers experiment on chimpanzee

Kohlers Experiment on Chimpanzee:

Experiment – 1

1. Chimpanzee sultan inside a cage or a box.
2. Chimpanzee jump to reach the banana which was hang from the roof of the cage.
3. Not succeed.
4. Used the box as a jumping platform by placing it just below the hanging banana.
5. Got success.

Experiment – 2

1. Chimpanzee inside a cage & two or three box required.
2. To reach the banana specific arrangement of box were required.

Experiment – 3

1. Chimpanzee inside the cage & two sticks one longer than the other were placed inside the cage.
2. Chimpanzee took one after the another  stick to picked banana. Not succeed as banana was placed outside the cage.
3. One stick has hollow end so that other stick could thrust into it to form a longer stick.
4. Suddenly he joined two sticks together & reached the banana.

Experiment demonstrate role of intelligence & cognitive abilities in higher learning (Problem solving).

Thus to react intelligently

1. Identify the  problem.
2. Organize their perceptual field
3. Use insight to reach solution

Perceived situation as a whole. Perceptual field is properly organized. Problem can be solve through flashes of insight.

Example: A student may suddenly discover that in 9’s table, the sum of the digits in the answer is always 9.

9 X 5 = 45, 4 + 5 = 9 etc.

Learning of a new meaningful relationship is a result of his insightful learning.