Information, experience, and divergent thinking: An empirical test

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-277

  Runco, Mark A ^a,b   Dow, Gayle ^c   Smith, William R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749180473     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1803_4     Document Type: Article

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