Differential effects of divergent thinking, domain knowledge, and interest on creative performance in art and math

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-71

  Jeon, Kyung Nam ^a   Moon, Sidney M ^b   French, Brian ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79551617227     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2011.545750     Document Type: Article

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