Divergent thinking: Strategies and executive involvement in generating novel uses for familiar objects

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 611-625

  Gilhooly, K J ^a   Fioratou, E ^a   Anthony, S H ^a   Wynn, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; THINKING;

ADULT; COGNITION; CREATIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THINKING;

EID: 36049012036     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317907X173421     Document Type: Article

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