It is the end of the month and Cindy has several bills yet to pay, but she is very low on money. She spends most of the day pondering how she is going to make the payments. Later, while watching TV, a solution comes to her. Cindy is demonstrating
A) metacognition.
B) awareness.
C) controlled processing.
D) incubation.

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Cindy is experiencing incubation, which is a problem-solving technique where the individual takes a break from actively thinking about the problem, allowing the mind to unconsciously generate potential solutions. The solution came to her while she was not actively thinking about the problem, while watching TV.

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