Clone Stamp won't sample

I'm running Photoshop CC, up to date, on a Macbook Pro running OS X Yosemite.
I try to use the clone stamp, press Option and click to select (the crosshairs appear, indicating Photoshop knows I'm pressing Option), but I still consistently get the error message stating that a source point has not been defined and that I should option+click to select a source. The same thing occurs regardless of whether the stamp is told to sample current or all layers. I've tired with both my external mouse and keyboard and my laptop mouse and keyboard, to no avail. I've also tried restarting Photoshop and rebooting my machine, but it still refuses to sample.
Any ideas on what else might be wrong? Alternatively, is there a different way to select the source point for the clone stamp?

When you have clicked and move the cursor around is there any change in the Clone Source Panel?
For general trouble-shooting advice please read this:
http://blogs.adobe.com/crawlspace/2012/07/photoshop-basic-troubleshooting-steps-to-fix-mos t-issues.html

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