Is creativity unidimensional or multidimensional? Analyses of the torrance tests of creative thinking

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-259

  Kim, Kyung Hee ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749177558     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1803_2     Document Type: Article

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