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search     • a piece of information   • the act or result of
understanding the inner nature of things or of seeing
intuitively in Greek called noesis   • an introspection   • the
power of acute observation and deduction, penetration,
discernment, perception called intellection or noesis   • an
understanding of cause and effect based on identification of
relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario
(see artificial intelligence)    Representation of the Duncker
Candle Problem.[1]  In psychology, insight occurs when a
solution to a problem presents itself quickly and without
warning.[2] It is the sudden discovery of the correct solution
following incorrect attempts based on trial and error.[3]
Insight was first studied by Gestalt Psychology, in the early
part of the 20th century, during the search for an alternative
to associationism and the associationistic view of learning.[4]
Some proposed potential mechanisms for insight include: