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Ronald A. Beghetto is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, visual arts and performing arts, and social psychology.

Their research focuses on topics such as creativity in education and neuroscience, neuroscience related to education and cognitive function, art education and development, innovative teaching and learning methods, mind wandering and attention, design education and practice, as well as education, achievement, and giftedness.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Ronald A. Beghetto include:

  • Intellectual risk taking: A moderating link between creative confidence and creative behavior? (2020, Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts)
  • There is no creativity without uncertainty: Dubito Ergo Creo (2021, Journal of Creativity)

Other recent relevant publications in related fields include:

  • Creative Experience: A Non-Standard Definition of Creativity (2020, Creativity Research Journal)
  • Delving into Creativity and Learning (2020, Creativity Research Journal)
  • A review study about creativity in adolescence: Where is the social context? (2020, Thinking Skills and Creativity)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Beghetto are:

  • Maciej Karwowski
  • Laura McBain
  • Vlad Petre Glăveanu
  • James C. Kaufman
  • Roni Reiter-Palmon

Beghetto frequently publishes in the following academic venues:

  • Creativity Research Journal
  • Possibility Studies & Society
  • Journal of Creativity
  • Review of Research in Education
  • Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts

They have contributed to several books, including titles published by Cambridge University Press, Springer International Publishing, and Rowman & Littlefield. Notable books include:

  • Uncertainty x Design (2023, Cambridge University Press)
  • Creative Agency Unbound (2025, Cambridge University Press)
  • Uncertainty: A Catalyst for Creativity, Learning and Development (2022, Springer International Publishing)
  • My Favorite Failure (2022, Rowman & Littlefield)

Best Publications

  • Beyond Big and Little: The Four C Model of Creativity:

    James C. Kaufman;Ronald A. Beghetto

  • Why isn't creativity more important to educational psychologists? Potentials, pitfalls, and future directions in creativity research.

    Jonathan A. Plucker;Ronald A. Beghetto;Gayle T. Dow

  • Toward a broader conception of creativity: A case for "mini-c" creativity.

    Ronald A. Beghetto;James C. Kaufman

  • Creative Self-Efficacy: Correlates in Middle and Secondary Students

    Ronald A. Beghetto

  • Classroom contexts for creativity

    Ronald A. Beghetto;James C. Kaufman

  • Why Creativity Is Domain General, Why It Looks Domain Specific, and Why the Distinction Does Not Matter.

    Jonathan A. Plucker;Ronald A. Beghetto

  • Creativity and academic achievement: A meta-analysis.

    Aleksandra Gajda;Maciej Karwowski;Ronald A. Beghetto

  • In Praise of Clark Kent: Creative Metacognition and the Importance of Teaching Kids When (Not) to Be Creative

    James C. Kaufman;Ronald A. Beghetto

  • Nurturing Creativity in the Classroom.

    Ronald A. Beghetto;James C. Kaufman

  • Does Creativity Have a Place in Classroom Discussions? Prospective Teachers' Response Preferences.

    Ronald A. Beghetto

  • Answering the Unexpected Questions: Exploring the Relationship Between Students' Creative Self-Efficacy and Teacher Ratings of Creativity

    Ronald A. Beghetto;James C. Kaufman;Juliet Baxter

  • Structure and improvisation in creative teaching

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Creative learning: A fresh look.

    Ronald A. Beghetto

  • Toward Untangling Creative Self-Beliefs

    Ronald A. Beghetto;Maciej Karwowski

  • Creative behavior as agentic action.

    Maciej Karwowski;Ronald A. Beghetto

  • Correlates of intellectual risk taking in elementary school science

    Ronald A. Beghetto

  • Does Assessment Kill Student Creativity

    Ronald A. Beghetto

  • Exploring creative learning in the classroom: A multi-method approach

    Aleksandra Gajda;Ronald A. Beghetto;Maciej Karwowski

  • Ideational code‐switching: Walking the talk about supporting student creativity in the classroom

    Ronald A. Beghetto

  • The Relationship Among Schooling Learning and Creativity: "All Roads Lead to Creativity" or "You Can´t Get There from Here"?

    Ronald A. Beghetto;Jonathan A. Plucker

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity: Creativity in the Classroom

    Ronald A. Beghetto

  • Teaching for Creativity in the Common Core Classroom

    Ronald A. Beghetto;James C. Kaufman;John Baer

Frequent Co-Authors

James C. Kaufman
James C. Kaufman University of Connecticut
Maciej Karwowski
Maciej Karwowski University of Wrocław
Jonathan A. Plucker
Jonathan A. Plucker Johns Hopkins University
Roni Reiter-Palmon
Roni Reiter-Palmon University of Nebraska at Omaha
Giovanni Emanuele Corazza
Giovanni Emanuele Corazza University of Bologna
Mark A. Runco
Mark A. Runco Southern Oregon University
John Baer
John Baer Rider University
Zorana Ivcevic
Zorana Ivcevic Yale University

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