An investigation into the relationships between convergent and divergent thinking, schizotypy, and autistic traits

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 794-799

  Claridge, Gordon ^a   McDonald, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Convergent divergent thinking; Creativity; Schizotypy

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949162321     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.018     Document Type: Article

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