When Wolfgang Köhler put chimpanzees in situations in which tempting bananas were just out of reach, he found that:
A) almost all of the apes figured out a way to reach the bananas.
B) many of the apes showed humanlike emotions and advanced cognitive abilities.
C) the apes performed impressive gymnastic maneuvers to get the bananas but did not use tools.
D) apes often sat quietly for a while and then seemed to have sudden insight into a solution.

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Köhler's experiments showed that the chimpanzees would often sit quietly for a while and then suddenly have insight into a solution for obtaining the banana, suggesting a process of "sudden understanding" or "insight learning." This was demonstrated through their use of simple tools like sticks or boxes to reach the banana rather than simply performing impressive gymnastics. While some apes may have shown advanced cognitive abilities, this was not a consistent result of the experiments.

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