Creativity versus conscientiousness: Which is a better predictor of student performance?

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-531

  Chamorro Premuzic, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONSCIENCE; CREATIVITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PERFORMANCE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THINKING; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VALIDITY;

EID: 33646560291     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1196     Document Type: Article

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