A seemingly arbitrary flash "out of the blue," through which the solution to a problem suddenly becomes apparent to you, but you do not consciously know how you "figured it out," is called ______
a) brainstorming
b) priming
c) insight
d) a mental set
C
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a. ?trait b. ?situational c. ?false d. ?correct
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