Creative thought as a nonDorwinian evolutionary process

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 262-283

  Gabora, Liane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 32244441873     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.2005.tb01261.x     Document Type: Article

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