innsikten
Innsikten, the insight, is a Norwegian noun used to denote a deep, intuitive understanding of a person, situation, or phenomenon. It can refer to everyday realizations as well as more formal epistemic insights. Etymology: from inn- meaning inward and sikt meaning sight; the definite form innsikten corresponds to "the insight." The term is used across philosophy, psychology, education, and business to describe a non-analytic or rapid grasp of a problem, often contrasted with step-by-step reasoning or trial-and-error processes.
In cognitive psychology, innsikt is associated with insight problems and sudden solution experiences, sometimes described as
In everyday use, innsikten can denote practical understanding of how something works, a coherent integration of
See also: insight; intuition; epistemology; problem solving; cognitive psychology.