Examining tasks that facilitate the experience of incubation while problem-solving

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-67

  Both, Lilly ^a,d   Needham, Douglas ^b,d,e   Wood, Eileen ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b REDEEMER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Dept of Developmental Psychology ^*

^e Sciences and Social Sciences

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