Habitual creativity: Revising habit, reconceptualizing creativity

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-92

  Glǎveanu, Vlad Petre ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creativity; Folk art; Habit; Improvisation; Innovation; Pragmatism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874579157     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026611     Document Type: Article

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