Reasoned connections: A dual-process perspective on creative thought

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 61-75

  Barr, Nathaniel ^a   Pennycook, Gordon ^a   Stolz, Jennifer A ^a   Fugelsang, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analogical reasoning; Cognitive ability; Cognitive style; Creativity; Dual process theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911985802     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: 14640708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546783.2014.895915     Document Type: Article

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