The Genetic Basis of Creativity and Ideational Fluency

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 376-380

  Runco, Mark A ^a   Noble, Ernest P ^b   Reiter Palmon, Roni ^c   Acar, Selcuk ^a   Ritchie, Terry ^b   Yurkovich, Justin M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

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EID: 84857296810     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2011.621859     Document Type: Article

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