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p. 276: Summary of the conclusions that the Gestaltists reached about insightful learning; as cited in Hergenhahn (2008)
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Insightful learning is usually regarded as having four characteristics: (1) the transition from presolution to solution is sudden and complete; (2) performance based on a solution gained by insight is usually smooth and free of errors; (3) a solution to a problem gained by insight is retained for a considerable length of time; (4) a principle gained by insight is easily applied to other problems.

— Baldwin R. Hergenhahn

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Insightful learning is usually regarded as having four characteristics: (1) the transition from presolution to solution is sudden and complete; (2) performance based on a solution gained by insight is usually smooth and free of errors; (3) a solution to a problem gained by insight is retained for a considerable length of time; (4) a principle gained by insight is easily applied to other problems." in the context of "p. 276: Summary of the conclusions that the Gestaltists reached about insightful learning; as cited in Hergenhahn (2008)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Baldwin R. Hergenhahn

Baldwin Ross (Bud) Hergenhahn (July 21, 1934 – September 9, 2007) was an American psychologist, historian and Professor Emeritus at the Department of Psychology at Hamline University, known for his work on the history of psychology.