Wertheimer's basic premise for productive thinking was that ____

a. ?the whole problem must dominate the parts
b. ?the learner must be given all the necessary tools for solving the problem
c. ?rote learning is not learning; it is memorization
d. ?the principles of solutions must be understood, not just situation-specific or problem-specific solutions
e. ?both the whole problem must dominate the parts and the principles of solutions must be understood, not just situation-specific or problem-specific solutions

e

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