The Different Role of Working Memory in Open-Ended Versus Closed-Ended Creative Problem Solving: A Dual-Process Theory Account

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-96

  Lin, Wei Lun ^a   Lien, Yunn Wen ^b  

^a FO GUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84873723560     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2013.752249     Document Type: Article

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