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Creativity: Theories and Themes: Research, Development, and Practice
- M. Runco
- Psychology
- 28 December 2006
An integrative introduction to the theories and themes in research on creativity, the second edition of Creativity is both a reference work and text for courses in this burgeoning area of research.… Expand
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The Standard Definition of Creativity
This Correction focuses on issues surrounding definitions of creativity. No topic is more central to research on creativity. There is a clear need to “correct” at least one all-too-common oversight...
Divergent Thinking as an Indicator of Creative Potential
- M. Runco, Selçuk Acar
- Psychology
- 1 January 2012
Divergent thinking (DT) tests are very often used in creativity studies. Certainly DT does not guarantee actual creative achievement, but tests of DT are reliable and reasonably valid predictors of… Expand
Education for Creative Potential
- M. Runco
- Psychology
- 1 July 2003
One trend in the creativity literature is towards unambiguous expressions of talent. This trend follows from an interest in scientific rigour, but if we are interested in children, it is creative… Expand
Development and Psychometric Integrity of a Measure of Ideational Behavior
- M. Runco, J. Plucker, Woong Lim
- Psychology
- 1 October 2001
Although creativity is an important part of cognitive, social, and emotional activity, high-quality creativity assessments are lacking. This article describes the rationale for and development of a… Expand
Theories of Creativity
- Aaron Kozbelt, R. Beghetto, M. Runco
- Psychology
- 1 May 1990
This article surveys the range of contemporary theories of creativity. These are heuristically divided into ten categories: developmental, psychometric, economic, stage and componential process,… Expand
Problem Finding, Problem Solving, and Creativity
- M. Runco
- Psychology
- 1994
Contributors Preface Problem Construction and Cognition: Applying Problem Representations in Ill-Defined Domains Problem Finding, Evaluative Thinking, and Creativity Metacognition in Creative Problem… Expand
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Commentary: Divergent Thinking Is Not Synonymous With Creativity
- M. Runco
- Psychology
- 1 May 2008
On several occasions I have suggested that a modified scientific method be used in studies of creativity (Runco, 1994a, 1999, 2006). This is a fairly contrarian suggestion because it implies a… Expand