Divergent Task Performance in Older Adults: Declarative Memory or Creative Potential?
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Creative Performance in Older Adults
The prevailing stereotype of the relationship between intellectual productivity and age is that there is a rapid decrease after the age of about 60. However, this view is not supported by findings from case studies or laboratory research. When attention is focused on creativity, much the same is true: there are indeed differences related to age, but creative performances are seen (under appropr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Creativity Research Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1040-0419,1532-6934
DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2014.873657