A Study of Problem Solving Behavior in Pre-school Children1

HE present study is an attempt to observe and analyze the problem solving activities of young children placed in situations similar to those employed by Kdhler (9) in the experiment reported in The Mentality of Apes. The purpose of the study is not to make direct comparisons between the behavior of children and apes, nor to deal with the theoretical implications of gestalt psychology, but to get a general picture of the solving type of behavior in very young children by using Kohler's method of arousing activity of this kind. History