Intuition as an influence on creative problem-solving: The effects of intuition, positive affect, and training

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-184

  Eubanks, Dawn L ^a   Murphy, Stephen T ^a   Mumford, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 77952829338     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2010.481513     Document Type: Article

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