AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Insight refers to
A
a simple thinking strategy for solving problems quickly
B
a sudden realization of the solution to a problem
C
expanding the number of possible solutions to a problem
D
solving problems by means of trial and error
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Insight is any sudden comprehension, realization, or problem solution that involves a reorganization of the elements of a person’s mental representation of a stimulus, situation, or event to yield a nonobvious or nondominant interpretation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Insight or Aha is often identified as the subjectively distinct feeling of sudden and unexpected understanding that may accompany attempts to solve a problem (Sternberg and Davidson, 1995; Davidson and Sternberg, 2003; Cushen and Wiley, 2012; Weisberg, 2014).

Detailed explanation-3: -The sudden realization of the problem solution is referred to as insight and is usually described as an “Ah-ha” experience.

Detailed explanation-4: -n. 1. the clear and often sudden discernment of a solution to a problem by means that are not obvious and may never become so, even after one has tried hard to work out how one has arrived at the solution.

Detailed explanation-5: -An insight problem is a problem that requires the examinee to shift his or her perceptive and view the problem in a novel way in order to achieve the solution. There are several types of insight problems. The three predominant types are verbal, mathematical, and spatial (Dow & Mayer 2003).

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