Exploring the nature of divergent thinking: A multilevel analysis

Thinking Skills and Creativity

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-123

  Kuhn, Jörg Tobias ^a   Holling, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive abilities; Creativity; Divergent thinking; Gender differences; Multilevel analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349125407     PISSN: 18711871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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