Why blind-variation and selective-retention is an inappropriate explanatory framework for creativity. Comment on "Creative thought as blind-variation and selective-retention: Combinatorial models of exceptional creativity" by Prof. Simonton

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-183

  Gabora, Liane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blind variation; Creativity; Darwinism; Explanatory framework; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; COGNITION; CREATIVITY; HUMAN; MEMORY; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; THINKING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; CREATIVENESS; HUMANS; MEMORY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; THINKING;

EID: 77952891165     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2010.04.008     Document Type: Note

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