In Wertheimer's study of teaching students to find the area of a parallelogram, the teacher shows students how to apply the rule, Area = Height x Base. According to Wertheimer this method will foster:
a. meaningful learning
b. rote learning
c. structural insight
d. retention and transfer
B
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