Permission to seek freely? The effect of happy and sad moods on generating old and new ideas

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 215-229

  Gasper, Karen ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 5644257477     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1602&3_6     Document Type: Article

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