Fluid movement and creativity

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 625-629

  Slepian, Michael L ^a   Ambady, Nalini ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Embodiment; Metaphor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874749615     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027395     Document Type: Article

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