Commentary: Incubation and Intuition in Creative Problem Solving

Frontiers in Psychology

Yuan Yuan¹ 

关键词: incubation;    creative insight;    dual process theories;    mental impasse;    intuition;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01807

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

There is a peculiar psychological phenomenon referred to as incubation; it is regarded as one of Wallas 's (1926) four stages of creativity and is defined as a departure from an ongoing unsolved problem that can lead to, or make more likely, the sudden or insightful solution of a difficult problem. Although the existence of incubation effects has long been recognized, the mechanism underlying incubation remains unclear.

【 授权许可】

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