ABSTRACT
This chapter presents models of the creative process, beginning with Wallas and the role of incubation, and examining how Guilford includes aspects of creative thinking within his model of intelligence. It continues with a more elaborate contemporary model by Sawyer, and elaborates on the role of problem finding in the creative process. The second half of the chapter discusses foundational theories and perspectives on creativity, beginning as early as Plato and Aristotle. Major categories of theories discussed include psychoanalytic theories, beginning with Freud, behaviorist theories emphasizing Skinner, humanist theories of Rogers and Maslow, and Vygotsky’s sociocultural approach as a link to current systems theories.
