You're moving into a new apartment and trying to fit your large chair through the doorway. Your friend, who is helping you move, suggests rotating the chair a different way and seeing if it fits. However, you remember that when moving the chair out of the previous apartment, it was easier to fit through doorways when it was in the reclined position, so you suggest reclining it this time too. Which choice correctly identifies the learning strategy that each of you is using in this example?

Question

You're moving into a new apartment and trying to fit your large chair through the doorway. Your friend, who is helping you move, suggests rotating the chair a different way and seeing if it fits. However, you remember that when moving the chair out of the previous apartment, it was easier to fit through doorways when it was in the reclined position, so you suggest reclining it this time too. Which choice correctly identifies the learning strategy that each of you is using in this example?
Question 3 options:

A)

Your friend is demonstrating insight, and you're demonstrating trial-and-error.

B)

Your friend is demonstrating trial-and-error, and you're demonstrating imprinting.

C)

Your friend is demonstrating insight, and you're demonstrating imprinting.

D)

Your friend is demonstrating trial-and-error, and you're demonstrating insight.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct option is: **A) Your friend is demonstrating insight, and you're demonstrating trial-and-error.** In this context, your friend is suggesting a different approach (rotating the chair in a new way) that shows an understanding of the problem and reflects insight. Meanwhile, you are recalling and applying a specific past experience (reclining the chair to fit it through a doorway) which can be seen as a form of trial-and-error based on your previous movements.