Effects of Problem Scope and Creativity Instructions on Idea Generation and Selection

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-191

  Rietzschel, Eric F ^a   Nijstad, Bernard A ^a   Stroebe, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84900017025     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2014.901084     Document Type: Article

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