The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance.
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23313554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Anders Ericsson (0000-0002-3763-8089, Florida State University), Ralf Th Krampe (0000-0002-6150-2317), Clemens Tesch-Römer (0000-0001-9839-9336) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 363-406 |
| Publication date | 1993-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-295X • E-ISSN: 1939-1471 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0033-295x.100.3.363 |
| OpenAlex | W2137247190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 747 |
| References cited | 31 |
The theoretical framework presented in this article explains expert performance as the end result of individuals ' prolonged efforts to improve performance while negotiating motivational and external constraints. In most domains of expertise, individuals begin in their childhood a regimen of effortful activities (deliberate practice) designed to optimize improvement. Individual differences, even among elite performers, are closely related to assessed amounts of deliberate practice. Many characteristics once believed to reflect innate talent are actually the result of intense practice extended for a minimum of 10 years. Analysis of expert performance provides unique evidence on the potential and limits of extreme environmental adaptation and learning. Our civilization has always recognized exceptional individuals, whose performance in sports, the arts, and science is vastly superior to that of the rest of the population. Speculations on the causes of these individuals ' extraordinary abilities and performance are as old as the first records of their achievements. Early accounts commonly attribute these individuals' outstanding performance to divine intervention, such as the
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| Unique citing works | 747 |
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| Citations per year | 24,1 |
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