The validity of two brief measures of creative ability

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-61

  Althuizen, Niek ^a   Wierenga, Berend ^b   Rossiter, John ^c  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 77951028622     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400410903579577     Document Type: Article

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