Rational Versus Intuitive Problem Solving: How Thinking " Off the Beaten Path" Can Stimulate Creativity

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-12

  Dane, Erik ^a   Baer, Markus ^b   Pratt, Michael G ^c   Oldham, Greg R ^d  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Rational versus intuitive problem solving; Thinking style

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953006512     PISSN: 19313896     EISSN: 1931390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017698     Document Type: Article

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