The relationship between creative potential, aesthetic response to music, and musical preferences

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-133

  Ziv, Naomi ^a   Keydar, Efrat ^a  

^a THE MAX STERN YEZREEL VALLEY COLLEGE   (Israel)

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EID: 60849092558     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400410802633764     Document Type: Article

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