Can creativity be measured? An attempt to clarify the notion of creativity and general directions for future research

Thinking Skills and Creativity

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 258-264

  Piffer, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Creativity; Creativity tests; Divergent thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866983854     PISSN: 18711871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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