How divergent thinking tests mislead us: Are the torrance tests still relevant in the 21st century the division 10 debate

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 309-313

  Baer, John ^a  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84866072826     PISSN: 19313896     EISSN: 1931390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025210     Document Type: Article

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