Domain specificity and the limits of creativity theory

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-29

  Baer, John ^a  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Domain generality; Domain specificity; Domains; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866113445     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: 21626057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jocb.002     Document Type: Review

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