Miguel was struggling with the answer to one of the questions on his psychology midterm.Seeing that the answer was not going to come easily,he went on to answer some of the other easier questions.Then,suddenly,the answer to the problematic question just seemed to "pop" into his head.Miguel's experience is an example of:
A)means-end analysis.
B)a heuristic.
C)an algorithm.
D)insight.

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Miguel's experience of suddenly realizing the answer without a conscious process of thinking is an example of insight, which is not driven by any systematic problem-solving strategy or heuristic but a sudden realization or a mental "a-ha!" moment.

Miguel Was Struggling with the Answer to One of the Questions