Creativity and Technical Innovation: Spatial Ability's Unique Role

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1831-1836

  Kell, Harrison J ^a   Lubinski, David ^a   Benbow, Camilla P ^a   Steiger, James H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive ability; creativity; human capital; intelligence; spatial ability; STEM

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE ABILITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CREATIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CAPITAL; INTELLIGENCE; INVENTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SPATIAL ABILITY; STATISTICS; STEM;

COGNITIVE ABILITY; CREATIVITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INTELLIGENCE; SPATIAL ABILITY; STEM;

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INVENTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATENTS AS TOPIC; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84883788759     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613478615     Document Type: Article

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