After months of training, an ant can maneuver a maze successfully on its first t

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After months of training, an ant can maneuver a maze successfully on its first try (the correct route was never changed). Now, the researchers add a depression filled with water to the correct route which has to be crossed in order to reach the food. The ant enters the correct route on its first try, discovers the water, and quickly exits the maze. It is observed walking on the lab bench until it finds a small leaf that was left over from another experiment. The ant picks the leaf up and carries it back into the maze to the water depression, drops the leaf on the water surface, hops on the leaf, and floats across to reach the food. What kind of learning is exemplified by the ant?

innate learning

insight learning

imprinting

d)trial-and-error learning

none of the above

innate learning

insight learning

imprinting

d)trial-and-error learning

none of the above

Explanation / Answer

b). Insight learning

Insight learning is finding the solution by visualizing the problem in the mind (approach to solve the problem is predetermined), it is different from trial and error learning and it is a cognitive experience. The things learned through insight learning are used to solve problems in similar situations.

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