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Creativity: The role of unconscious processes in idea generation and idea selection
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ritter, S. M., van Baaren, R. B., & Dijksterhuis, A.
- Affiliations
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Ritter, Simone M.
- ORCID
- Ritter, Simone M.
- Venue
- Thinking Skills and Creativity
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-04
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 21-27
- ISSN
- 1871-1871 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2155710821
- Cited by
- 119
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 5.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Thinking Skills and Creativity (publishedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Design Education and Practice
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Keywords
- creativity, unconscious thought, idea generation, concept selection, creative performance, distraction, conscious thought, creative process
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