Breaking away from set patterns of thinking: Improvisation and divergent thinking

Thinking Skills and Creativity

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 46-58

  Lewis, Carine ^a   Lovatt, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative uses; Creativity; Divergent thinking; Improvisation; Schemas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878644727     PISSN: 18711871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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