Spontaneous access and analogical incubation effects

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 207-220

  Christensen, Bo T ^a   Schunn, Christian D ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 23844493814     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1702&3_7     Document Type: Review

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