I Want to Be Creative: Exploring the Role of Hedonic Contingency Theory in the Positive Mood-Cognitive Flexibility Link

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 214-230

  Hirt, Edward R ^a   Devers, Erin E ^a   McCrea, Sean M ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

affect; cognitive flexibility; creativity; hedonic contingency; mood effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; CREATIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 39049167688     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.94.2.94.2.214     Document Type: Article

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