Problem finding and contradiction: Examining the relationship between naive dialectical thinking, ethnicity, and creativity

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 139-151

  Paletz, Susannah B F ^a   Peng, Kaiping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70449715664     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400410902858683     Document Type: Article

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