The role of an incubation period in creative problem solving

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 307-318

  Sio, Ut Na ^a,c   Rudowicz, Elisabeth ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548138900     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400410701397453     Document Type: Article

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