Putting the Gift Back into Giftedness

The Genetics of Talent Development

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ID15413282
AuthorsDean K Simonton (0000-0002-7709-7977, University of California, Davis, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume20
Issue1
Pages15-18
Publication date2005-08-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGifted and Talented International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1533-2276 • E-ISSN: 2470-9565
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15332276.2005.11673053
OpenAlexW2562165021
LanguageEN
References cited19

Although giftedness and talent are semantically linked to genetic endowment, some psychologists have questioned whether innate gifts really exist. Instead, these researchers argue that so-called giftedness or talent merely involves the acquisition of domain-specific expertise by means of deliberate practice. However, these arguments are deficient because they (a) exaggerate the empirical support for the extreme nurture position and (b) overlook the empirical evidence on behalf of a moderate nature position. Hence, a comprehensive understanding of giftedness and talent - upon which gifted education must be based - requires a more finely nuanced appreciation of the relative contributions of genes and the environment. This appreciation necessarily includes recognition that gifiedness and talent do include genetic gifts

Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Domain (mathematical analysis · Economics · Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Endowment · Epistemology · Nature versus nurture · Pedagogy · Position (finance · Sociology · Talent development · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Psychology

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