Stable and dynamic properties of category structure guide imaginative thought

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-23

  Ward, Thomas B ^a,c   Wickes, Katherine N S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Blinn College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 60849134857     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400410802633376     Document Type: Article

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