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Peer reviewedSimon, Tony; Smith, Peter K. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1985
Eighty preschoolers participated in a study of the usefulness of the lure-retrieval paradigm. Four treatment conditions were compared: In addition to play and training conditions, a questions condition and an alternative-materials control group were employed. Results prompted discussion of theoretical and methodological issues surrounding the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Convergent Thinking, Creativity, Divergent Thinking
