Finding Creative Potential on Intelligence Tests via Divergent Production

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-106

  Kaufman, James C ^a   Kaufman, Scott Barry ^b   Lichtenberger, Elizabeth O ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

CHC theory; creativity; divergent thinking; intelligence; intelligent testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958784612     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573511406511     Document Type: Article

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