Correct Answer - Option 2 : Insight theory
There are many theories in psychology that are related to different schools of psychology such as cognitive, humanistic, behavioristic, etc.
- These theories are propounded by eminent psychologists to provide a framework to understand different aspects of human behavior.
Refer to the table to know important learning theories & their propounders:
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Theory
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Propounder
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Main Idea
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Theory of Connectionism/S-R bond theory
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E.L.Thorndike
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Learning is the result of associations forming between stimulus and responses.
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Theory of Operant Conditioning
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B. F. Skinner
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The theory implies the idea that learning takes place through rewarding a certain behavior or withholding reward for undesirable behavior.
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Theory of classical conditioning
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Ivan Pavlov
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The theory emphasizes that behavior is learned by a repetitive association between the response and the stimulus.
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Gestalt theory of learning/Learning by Insight
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Wolfgang Kohler |
The theory emphasizes that a sudden solution to the problem as insight doesn't rely on behavior or observation. |
| Field theory |
Kurt Lewin |
It refers to the conceptual model of human behavior.
It centered around the concept of relativism.
According to this theory, nothing is perceivable or conceivable as a thing-in-itself; everything is perceived or conceived about other things.
According to Lewin, our behavior is determined by our psychological person and our psychological environment.
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Hence, we can conclude that The propounder of the Insight theory of Learning is Kohler.
