The effects of positive and negative mood on divergent-thinking performance

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-172

  Vosburg, Suzanne K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0001065349     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1102_6     Document Type: Article

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