Torrance Test of Creative Thinking: The question of its construct validity

Thinking Skills and Creativity

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-58

  Almeida, Leandro S ^a   Prieto, Lola Prieto ^b   Ferrando, Mercedes ^b   Oliveira, Emma ^a   Ferrándiz, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Creativity; Dimensions of creativity; Divergent thinking; Insight

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049173457     PISSN: 18711871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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