Are intelligence and creativity really so different?. Fluid intelligence, executive processes, and strategy use in divergent thinking

Intelligence

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-45

  Nusbaum, Emily C ^a   Silvia, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Divergent thinking; Executive processes; Intelligence; Interference

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651294093     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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