Creativity is generally defined as the ability to generate products or thoughts that are both novel (new, unusual, original, and unexpected) and appropriate (useful, effective, adaptive, and valuable) (Sternberg & Lubart, 1996. Although novelty and appropriateness are considered two essential features of creative ideas (
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