Outside advantage: Can social rejection fuel creative thought?

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 605-611

  Kim, Sharon H ^a   Vincent, Lynne C ^b   Goncalo, Jack A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Industrial and Labor Relations   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Self concept; Social rejection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDE; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888047108     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029728     Document Type: Article

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