Jose was lying in bed when he suddenly realized how he might deal with a fast approaching deadline at work. When his coworkers asked how he came up with his idea, he said, "It just came to me out of nowhere." Psychologists would refer to this as
A) latent learning.
B) learned helplessness.
C) insight learning.
D) observational learning.

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This is an example of insight learning, which involves suddenly realizing a solution or strategy without any prior reinforcement or explicit instruction.

Jose Was Lying in Bed When He Suddenly Realized How