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Mark A. Runco

Director of Creativity Research & Programming, Southern Oregon University / Radical Creativity, Aalto University, Helsinki

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September 08, 2014

Why Isn't Creativity Being Supported? Distressing Analyses of Grants and Awards for Creativity Research–or Lack Thereof→

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M.A. Runco and A.M. Abdulla (2014). Creativity Research Journal, 26, 248-250.

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September 08, 2014

Reanalysis of Genetic Data and Rethinking Dopamine's Relationship With Creativity→

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M. Murphy, M.A. Runco, S. Acar, and R. Reiter-Palmon (2013). Creativity Research Journal, 25, 147-148.

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September 08, 2014

Fostering Creativity Across Cultures (essay) [PDF]→

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M.A. Runco (2013). Cultures of Creativity. B. Stjerne Thomsen (Ed.), Mannheim, Germany: Lego Foundation, pp. 58-62.

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2013, journal article, essay
September 06, 2014

Psychoticism and Creativity: A Meta-Analytic Review→

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S. Acar and M.A. Runco (2012). Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts, 6, 341–350.

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September 06, 2014

Divergent Thinking as an Indicator of Creative Potential→

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M.A. Runco and S. Acar (2012). Creativity Research Journal, 24, 66-75.

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September 06, 2014

The Standard Definition of Creativity→

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M.A. Runco and G. Jaeger (2012). Creativity Research Journal, 24, 92-96.

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2012, journal article
September 05, 2014

The Genetic Basis of Creativity and Ideational Fluency→

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M.A. Runco, E.P. Noble, R. Reiter-Palmon, S. Acar, T. Ritchie, and J.M. Yurkovich (2011). Creativity Research Journal, 23, 376-380.

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2011, journal article
September 05, 2014

Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking as Predictors of Personal and Public Achievement: A Fifty-Year Follow-Up→

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M.A. Runco, G. Millar, S. Acar, and B. Cramond (2011). Creativity Research Journal, 22, 361-368.

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September 05, 2014

On the Blind-Mindedness of Creative Thought→

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Comment on “Creative Thought as Blind-Variation and Selective-Retention: Combinatorial Models of Exceptional Creativity” by Dean Keith Simonton

M.A. Runco (2010). Physics of Life Reviews, 7, 184-185.

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2010, journal article
September 05, 2014

Creativity Has No Dark Side→

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M.A. Runco (2010). The Dark Side of Creativity. D.H. Cropley, A.J. Cropley, J.C. Kaufman, and M.A. Runco (Eds.), New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. 15-32.

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September 05, 2014

Do Tests of Divergent Thinking Have an Experiential Bias?→

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M.A. Runco and S. Acar (2010). Psychology of Art, Creativity, and Aesthetics, 4, 144-148.

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September 05, 2014

Change in Reputation as an Index of Genius and Eminence→

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M.A. Runco, J.C. Kaufman, L.R. Halladay, and J.C. Cole (2010). Historical Methods, 43, 91-96.

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September 05, 2014

Everyone Is Creative, But Not Everyone Is a Genius→

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Review of “Unlock your Creative Genius, by Bernard Golden”

M.A. Runco (2009). American Journal of Psychology, 122(4), 555-557.

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2009, journal article, review
September 04, 2014

Simplifying Theories of Creativity and Revisiting the Criterion Problem→

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A Comment on Simonton's (2009) Hierarchical Model of Domain-Specific Disposition, Development, and Achievement

M.A. Runco (2009). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4, 462-465.

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September 03, 2014

The Continuous Nature of Moral Creativity→

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M.A. Runco (2009). Morality, Ethics, and Gifted Minds. D. Ambrose (Ed.), New York: Springer-Verlag, pp. 105-115.

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September 03, 2014

The Effects of Material Reward on Artistic Creativity, Inkblot Perception, and Emotional Functioning in Art Major University Students→

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M.E. Aguilar-Vafaie and M.A. Runco (2008). Baltic Journal of Psychology, 9, 46-69.

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2008, journal article
September 01, 2014

Commentary: Divergent Thinking Is Not Synonymous With Creativity→

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M.A. Runco (2008). Psychology, Aesthetics, Creativity, and Art, 2, 93-96.

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September 01, 2014

The Creativity of Lying: Divergent Thinking and Ideational Correlates of the Resolution of Social Dilemmas→

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J.J. Walczyk, M.A. Runco, S.M. Tripp, and C.E. Smith (2008). Creativity Research Journal, 20, 328-342.

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Mark A. Runco

Cognitive psychologist Mark Runco is a leading creativity researcher whose empirical work focuses on idea generation and divergent thinking. To help people fulfill their capacity for creativity, he has devised a battery of tests that measures creative potential and performance.

Recent Articles

Runco, M. A. (2023). Updating the Standard Definition of Creativity to Account for the Artificial Creativity of AI. Creativity Research Journal. doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2023.2257977

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Positive Creativity and the Intentions, Discretion, Problem Finding, and Divergent Thinking That Support It Can Be Encouraged in the Classroom

M.A. Runco (2022). Educational Sciences, 12(5), 340.

Enhanced Open-Mindedness and Problem Finding Among Gifted Female Students Involved in Future Robotics Design

A.E.A. Ayoub, A.M. Abdulla Alabbasi, A.M. Alsubaie, M.A. Runco, and S. Acar (2022). Roeper Review, 44:2, 85-93.

Problem Finding, Divergent Thinking, and Evaluative Thinking Among Gifted and Nongifted Students

A.M. Abdulla Alabbasi, A.S.M. Hafsyan, M.A. Runco, and A. AlSaleh (2021). Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 44(4), 398-413.

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