Chance favours only the prepared mind: Incubation and the delayed effects of peer collaboration

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-93

  Howe, Christine ^a   McWilliam, Donna ^a   Cross, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MALE; NOMENCLATURE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

CHILD; COGNITION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL FACILITATION; TERMINOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13844272418     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712604X15527     Document Type: Article

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