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

question 12

Multiple Choice

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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