Diversifying experiences in the development of genius and their impact on creative cognition

The Wiley Handbook of Genius

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 375-393

  Damian, Rodica Ioana ^a   Simonton, Dean Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Diversifying experiences; Environmental antecedents; Genius; Multiculturalism; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905819803     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118367377.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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