Bridging generality and specificity: The amusement park theoretical (apt) model of creativity

Roeper Review

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 158-163

  Baer, John ^a   Kaufman, James C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85007784534     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190509554310     Document Type: Article

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