Concept:Insight learning theory explains that learning happens through sudden understanding, not by trial and error or repetition.Explanation:Wolfgang Kohler proposed this theory after experiments with chimpanzees.In his experiment, a chimpanzee suddenly used a box and a stick to reach food placed out of reach.This showed that the solution came as a flash of insight, not from gradual practice.Insight involves a sudden reorganization of past experiences to solve a problem.Below is a table showing other major learning theories and their propounders for quick reference:
Theory
Propounder
Main Idea
Theory of Connectionism
E.L.Thorndike
Learning is the result of associations forming between stimulus and responses.
Theory of classical conditioning
Ivan Pavlov
Theory emphasizes that behavior is learned by a repetitive association between the response and the stimulus