期刊论文

Bao, Lei

英文

Thinking Skills and Creativity

1871-1871

2016

19

175-187

10.1016/j.tsc.2015.11.004

NIHUnited States Department of Health & Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA [RC1RR028402]; NSFNational Science Foundation (NSF) [DUE-0633473, DUE-1044724, DUE-1431908, DRL-1417983]; NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCESUnited States Department of Health & Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health (NIH) - USANIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) [RC1RR028402, RC1RR028402] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER; Direct For Education and Human ResourcesNational Science Foundation (NSF)NSF- Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR) [1044724] Funding Source: National Science Foundation; Division Of Undergraduate EducationNational Science Foundation (NSF)NSF- Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR) [1044724] Funding Source: National Science Foundation

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