William Has Been Working Diligently on an Engineering Project, but He

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Multiple Choice

William has been working diligently on an engineering project, but he has gotten to the point that he sees no way to a viable solution. So, he sets aside the problem and works on another project. By setting aside the problem, William is allowing problem-solving to proceed on a subconscious level. This stage of creative thinking is known as

• A)incubation.
• B)illumination.
• C)preparation.
• D)verification.

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Definitions:

Stimulus

Anything in the environment that can trigger a physical or behavioral change in an organism.

Nativism

The theory that certain skills or abilities are "native" or hard-wired into the brain at birth.

Empiricism

A philosophical stance positing that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience.

Structuralism

An early school of psychology that aimed to understand the structure of the mind by analyzing the basic components of thoughts and sensations.