The complexity of greatness : beyond talent or practice / edited by Scott Barry Kaufman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaufman, Scott Barry, 1979- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ability.

Gifted persons.

Intelligence levels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What are the origins of greatness? This title brings together a variety of perspectives across various domains, including science, mathematics, expert memory, acting, visual arts, music and sports. It demonstrates that the truth about greatness is far more nuanced and complex than any one viewpoint or paradigm can reveal.

Contents:

Credits

List of contributors

Preface / Scott Barry Kaufman, New York University

Perspectives

Where does greatness come from : a treasure hunt without a map / Samuel D. Mandelman, Teachers College, Columbia University and Elena L. Grigorenko, Teachers College, Columbia University, Yale University, Moscow State University

Greatness as a manifestation of experience-producing drives / Wendy Johnson, University of Edinburgh

If innate talent doesn't exist, where do the data disappear? / Dean Keith Simonton, University of California at Davis

Whither cognitive talent? : understanding high ability, its development, relevance and furtherance / Heiner Rindermann, TU Chemnitz, Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams, Cornell University

Young and old, novice and expert : how we evaluate creative art can reflect practice or talent / James C. Kaufman, California State University at San Bernardino, John Baer, Rider University, and Lauren E. Skidmore, California State University at San Bernardino

Prodigies, passion, persistence, and pretunement : musings on the biological bases of talent / Martha J. Morelock, Vanderbilt University

Savant syndrome : a compelling case for innate talent / Darold A. Treffert, University of Wisconsin

Mindsets and greatness : how beliefs about intelligence can create a

Preference for growth over defensiveness / Paul A. O'Keefe, New York University and CUNY Graduate Center

Debate

Giftedness and evidence for reproducibly superior performance : an account based on the expert performance framework / K. Anders Ericsson, Roy W. Roring, and Kiruthiga Nandagopal, Florida State University

Yes, giftedness (aka "innate" talent) does exist! / Françoys Gagné, Université du Québec à Montréal

Gagné is omitting troublesome information so as to present more convincing accusations : his accusations along with my own exploration of the evidence for innate talent / K. Anders Ericsson, Florida State University

Domains

Scientific talent : nature shaped by nurture / Gregory Feist, San José State University

The promise of mathematical precocity / Linda E. Brody, Johns Hopkins University

Memory expertise or experts' memory? / John Wilding, University of London

Practice and talent in acting / Helga Noice and Tony Noice, Elmhurst College

The rage to master : the decisive role of talent in the visual arts / Ellen Winner, Boston College and Harvard Project Zero; Jennifer E. Drake, Boston College

Music in our lives / Jane Davidson and Robert Faulkner, University of Western Australia

Creating champions : the development of expertise in sports / Paul R. Ford, Nicola J. Hodges, and A. Mark Williams, University of British

Columbia

Epilogue: michael howe remembered / Jane Davidson, University of Western Australia; John Sloboda, Keele University; and Stephen Ceci, Cornell University.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-979411-1

0-19-024076-8