Gesture Facilitates Children’s Creative Thinking

Psychological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 225-232

  Kirk, Elizabeth ^a   Lewis, Carine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive processes; creativity; gestures; problem solving

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; THINKING;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; MALE; THINKING;

EID: 85011854246     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797616679183     Document Type: Article

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