Incubation in Insight Problem Solving

By E. Segal. 2004

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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The Creative Process (2005, unknown): “Segal (2004) showed that people solve a problem more successfully if they go away and think about it rather than trying to solve it when it is presented.”
A Dual Process Account of Creative Thinking (2011, background): “Segal (2004) challenged the idea that the unconscious mind is at work on a task during incubation, and argued that incubation simply allows one to organize the problem in a new way.”
Incubation and creativity: Do something different (2013, background): “Previous reports of incubation effects by Segal (2004) and Dijksterhuis and Meurs (2006) used interpolated tasks during the incubation periods that were different in their main modality from the target tasks.”
Understanding and Measuring Linear–NonLinear Thinking Style for Enhanced Management Education and Professional Practice (2007, background): “Several theorists and researchers have proposed differing yet demonstrably useful alternatives to this general linear thinki g style leading to dramatically enhanced performance in viable idea generation, decision making, and problem solving (Dane & Pratt, 2006; Sadler-Smith & Shefy, 2004; Skordouli”
Radical and Incremental Creativity: Antecedents and Processes (2011, background): “That is, incubation occurs when the individual is no longer consciously working on the task but is unconsciously still processing information that will ultimately lead to new combinations of ideas (Csikszentmihalyi & Sawyer, 1995; Segal, 2004; Smith & Dodds, 1999).”
Collaborative fixation: effects of others' ideas on brainstorming (2011, background): “…& Jenrick, 1972; Gall & Mendelsohn, 1967; Olton, 1979; Olton & Johnson, 1976), although several studies have found that incubation intervals facilitate solving insight problems (Goldman, Wolters, & Winograd, 1992; Penney, Godsell, Scott, & Balsom, 2004; Segal, 2004; Smith & Blankenship, 1989).”
Deepening our understanding of creativity in the workplace: A review of different approaches to creativity research. (2011, background): “Regarding the specific stage of incubation, there has been some work that has tried to show its benefits and explore the theoretical reasons for how incubation works (e.g., Jett & George, 2003; Olton & Johnson, 1976; Segal, 2004).”
Wallas’ Four-Stage Model of the Creative Process: More Than Meets the Eye? (2015, background): “571191 Segal, E. (2004). Incubation in insight problem solving.”
Multiple Tasks' and Multiple Goals' Effect on Creativity: Forced Incubation or Just a Distraction? (2008, background): “Alternatively, Segal (2004) demonstrated that incubation did occur when participants engaged in intervening activities, and the effects were more positive and significant for creativity when the intervening activity was a demanding task that required their full attention.”