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

Insight

The capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of a person or thing, often leading to a sudden discovery or realization.

Mental Set

The tendency for people to persist in using problem-solving patterns that have worked for them in the past.

Brainstorming

A group creativity technique designed to generate a large number of ideas for the solution of a problem.