Does quantity generate quality? Testing the fundamental principle of brainstorming

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 215-220

  Adánez, Alfredo Muñoz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brainstorming; Creativity; Problem solving; Withholding judgement

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144473908     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600005096     Document Type: Article

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