Eric Is Trying to Solve a Problem but Must Put

Multiple Choice

Eric is trying to solve a problem but must put the problem down for a lunch meeting. At the meeting, he suddenly thinks of a potential solution. Which of the following is NOT consistent with Eric's revelation?

A) Lunch provided an incubation period.
B) Lunch provided Eric time to forget his previous strategies.
C) Lunch provided Eric time to think of new tactics that were outside of his original problem-solving set.
D) Eric was suffering from something like the "tip-of-the-tongue" phenomenon, and an event at lunch cued the correct answer, which he knew all along.