Noticing unexpected objects improves the creation of creative solutions-inattentional blindness by children influences divergent thinking negatively

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 302-304

  Memmert, Daniel ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 70449704518     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400410802633798     Document Type: Article

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