Three-process view
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The three-process view is a psychological term coined by Janet E. Davidson and Robert Sternberg.
According to this concept, there are three kinds of insight: selective-encoding, selective-comparison, and selective-combination.Davidson, 1995, 2003
Sternberg, R. J., & Davidson, J. E. (Eds.). (1984). Conceptions of giftedness. New York: Cambridge University Press. Google Books at [https://books.google.com/books?id=K-KBooxRCQ0C&dq=%22Sternberg%22+%22Conceptions+of+Giftedness%22+]
- Selective-encoding insight – Distinguishing what is important in a problem and what is irrelevant.
- Selective-comparison insight – Identifying information by finding a connection between acquired knowledge and experience.
- Selective-combination insight – Identifying a problem through understanding the different components and putting everything together.