Self-perceptions of creativity do not always reflect actual creative performance

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 227-236

  Pretz, Jean E ^a   McCollum, Victoria A ^a  

^a ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Creative self efficacy; Creativity; Discernment; Metacognition; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900839388     PISSN: 19313896     EISSN: 1931390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035597     Document Type: Article

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