Gender differences in creative thinking

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1137-1147

  Matud, M Pilar ^a   Rodriguez C ^a   Grande, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Creative thinking; Education; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447278855     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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