Do real or hypothetical rewards facilitate creative performance? The effect of reward on creative problem solving

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• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Psychological Research

• Publication date

  2025-11-12

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1007/s00426-025-02175-4PMID 41222732
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