Investing in Creativity

American Psychologist

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 677-688

  Sternberg, Robert J ^a   Lubart, Todd I ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

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EID: 0001151680     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.51.7.677     Document Type: Article

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