Malevolent creativity: Does personality influence malicious divergent thinking?

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-82

  Lee, Sherman A ^a   Dow, Gayle T ^a  

^a CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956278755     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2011.571179     Document Type: Article

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