Age-related changes in Creative Thinking

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-59

  Roskos Ewoldsen, Beverly ^a   Black, Sheila R ^b   Mccown, Steven M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 44649086669     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.2008.tb01079.x     Document Type: Article

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