Although humans and animals are similar in some ways, there are also important differences. Humans have bigger brains and they are more complex. We are able to do things that animals can't, such as using language. We can also learn in more complex ways. Animals and humans do learn in similar ways, but humans have extra ways to learn.
People can learn through a process called insight. This is where we have a problem that we can't solve immediately. After a while, the answer comes to us. It seems as though our brains have been using the information to work out the answer. This is very unusual in animals.
This means findings from experiments on animals may not always apply to humans. For example, an animal may not be able to solve a problem in an experiment that a human could solve easily.
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