# Three-process view

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The '''three-process view''' is a [psychological](/source/psychology) term coined by [Janet E. Davidson](/source/Janet_E._Davidson) and [Robert Sternberg](/source/Robert_Sternberg).

According to this concept, there are three kinds of insight: selective-encoding, selective-comparison, and selective-combination.<ref name= "tpv">Davidson, 1995, 2003<br>
Sternberg, R. J., & Davidson, J. E.  (Eds.).  (1984).  Conceptions of giftedness. New York: [Cambridge University Press](/source/Cambridge_University_Press). [Google Books](/source/Google_Book_Search) at [https://books.google.com/books?id=K-KBooxRCQ0C&dq=%22Sternberg%22+%22Conceptions+of+Giftedness%22+]</ref>

*'''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](/source/knowledge) and [experience](/source/experience).
*'''Selective-combination insight''' – Identifying a problem through understanding the different components and putting everything together.

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