Editing Creativity (section)

=== Explicit–implicit interaction theory ===
Helie and Sun<ref name="HelieSun2010">{{cite journal |last1=Helie|first1= S. |last2=Sun |first2=R. | year = 2010 | title = Incubation, insight, and creative problem solving: A unified theory and a connectionist model | journal = Psychological Review | volume = 117 | issue = 3| pages = 994–1024 | doi=10.1037/a0019532 | pmid=20658861|citeseerx=10.1.1.405.2245 }}</ref> proposed a framework for understanding [[creative problem-solving|creativity in problem solving]], namely the explicit–implicit interaction (EII) theory of creativity. This theory attempts to provide a more unified explanation of relevant phenomena (in part by reinterpreting/integrating various fragmentary existing theories of [[Incubation (psychology)|incubation]] and [[insight]]).

The EII theory relies mainly on five basic principles:
# co-existence of, and the difference between, explicit and implicit knowledge
# simultaneous involvement of implicit and explicit processes in most tasks
# redundant representation of explicit and implicit knowledge
# integration of the results of explicit and implicit processing
# iterative (and possibly bidirectional) processing

A computational implementation of the theory was developed based on the [[CLARION (cognitive architecture)|CLARION cognitive architecture]] and used to simulate relevant human data. This work is an initial step in the development of process-based theories of creativity, encompassing incubation, insight, and various other related phenomena.