Cognitive bases of human creativity

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-19

  Sweller, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive load theory; Creativity; Evolutionary psychology; Human cognitive architecture; Instructional processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449148379     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-008-9091-6     Document Type: Article

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