Although Max desperately tried to find a screwdriver to open the battery compartment on his son's toy, he could not find one. Suddenly he realized that a dime would successfully open the cover. Max's solution is best described by which of the following?

A. Insight
B. Past history of conditioning
C. Latent learning
D. Alternative cognition


Answer: A

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