Insight

Arthur Fry, inventor of the Post-it note, with one on his forehead with a picture of a lightbulb

Insight is the act of understanding the inner nature of things. It is a type of comprehension or learning. It can be used in several ways:

a piece of information: I have an insight into that problem..
the way you come to know something, a kind of learning.
the answer to a question or problem.
a sudden realization: the Eureka effect, named after Archimedes. This is also known as an epiphany.

Higher intelligence (higher IQ) has also been found to be associated with better performance on insight problems.^[1] However, those of lower intelligence benefit more than those of higher intelligence from being provided with cues and hints for insight problems.^[1]

Insight Media

Representation of the Duncker Candle Problem
Solution to the Nine-dot problem.^{[page needed]}
an example of a RAT problem created in powerpoint
Example of a rebus puzzle. Answer: man overboard.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Sternberg, Robert J. & Davidson, Janet E. (eds) 1996. The nature of insight. MIT Press. Cambridge, MA & London. ISBN 0-262-69187-6

[Nature_of_insight-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Sternberg, Robert J. & Davidson, Janet E. (eds) 1996. The nature of insight. MIT Press. Cambridge, MA & London. ISBN 0-262-69187-6

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