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Watching films with magical content facilitates creativity in children

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Watching films with magical content facilitates creativity in children. / Subbotsky, Eugene; Hysted, Claire; Jones, Nicola .
In: Perceptual and Motor Skills, Vol. 111, No. 1, 08.2010, p. 261-277.

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Subbotsky, E, Hysted, C & Jones, N 2010, 'Watching films with magical content facilitates creativity in children', Perceptual and Motor Skills, vol. 111, no. 1, pp. 261-277. https://doi.org/10.2466/04.09.11.PMS.111.4.261-277

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Subbotsky, E., Hysted, C., & Jones, N. (2010). Watching films with magical content facilitates creativity in children. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 111(1), 261-277. https://doi.org/10.2466/04.09.11.PMS.111.4.261-277

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Subbotsky E, Hysted C, Jones N. Watching films with magical content facilitates creativity in children. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 2010 Aug;111(1):261-277. doi: 10.2466/04.09.11.PMS.111.4.261-277

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Subbotsky, Eugene ; Hysted, Claire ; Jones, Nicola . / Watching films with magical content facilitates creativity in children. In: Perceptual and Motor Skills. 2010 ; Vol. 111, No. 1. pp. 261-277.

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