$130.00

Hardcover

Published: 22 May 2013

464 Pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

ISBN: 9780199794003

Also Available As:

Ebook

This title is available as an ebook. To purchase, visit your preferred ebook provider.

Also Available In:

Oxford Scholarship Online

This book is available as part of Oxford Scholarship Online - view abstracts and keywords at book and chapter level.

Bookseller Code (05)

Connect with OUP

https://global.oup.com/academic/covers/pop-up/9780199794003

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Presents a new understanding of greatness, with a diverse lineup of contributors and perspectives.
Brings together the most cutting edge research on genius, talent, and intelligence.
Demonstrates that the truth about greatness is far more nuanced, complex, and fascinating than any one viewpoint or paradigm can possibly reveal.
A variety of different domains are represented, including science, mathematics, expert memory, acting, visual arts, music, and sports.

$130.00

Hardcover

Published: 22 May 2013

464 Pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

ISBN: 9780199794003

Also Available As:

Ebook

This title is available as an ebook. To purchase, visit your preferred ebook provider.

Also Available In:

Oxford Scholarship Online

This book is available as part of Oxford Scholarship Online - view abstracts and keywords at book and chapter level.

Bookseller Code (05)

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Preface
Scott Barry Kaufman, New York University

Part One: Perspectives

1. 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

2. Greatness as a Manifestation of Experience-Producing Drives

Wendy Johnson, University of Edinburgh

3. If Innate Talent Doesn't Exist, Where do the Data Disappear?

Dean Keith Simonton, University of California at Davis

4. Whither Cognitive Talent?: Understanding High Ability, its Development, Relevance and Furtherance

Heiner Rindermann, TU Chemnitz, Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams, Cornell University

5. 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

6. Prodigies, Passion, Persistence, and Pretunement: Musings on the Biological
Bases of Talent

Martha J. Morelock, Vanderbilt University

7. Savant Syndrome: A Compelling Case for Innate Talent

Darold A. Treffert, University of Wisconsin

8. 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

Part Two: Debate

9. Giftedness and Evidence for Reproducibly Superior Performance: An Account
Based on the Expert Performance Framework (REPRINT)

K. Anders Ericsson, Roy W. Roring, and Kiruthiga Nandagopal, Florida State University

10. Yes, Giftedness (aka "Innate" Talent) Does Exist!
Françoys Gagné, Université du Québec à Montréal

11. 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

Part Three: Domains

12. Scientific Talent: Nature Shaped by Nurture

Gregory Feist, San José State University

13. The Promise of Mathematical Precocity

Linda E. Brody, Johns Hopkins University

14. Memory Expertise or Experts' Memory?

John Wilding, University of London

15. Practice and Talent in Acting

Helga Noice and Tony Noice, Elmhurst College

16. The Rage to Master: The Decisive Role of Talent in the Visual Arts (UPDATED REPRINT)

Ellen Winner, Boston College and Harvard Project Zero; Jennifer E. Drake, Boston College

17. Music in Our Lives

Jane Davidson and Robert Faulkner, University of Western Australia

18. 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

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Author Information

Scott Barry Kaufman is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at New York University and co-founder of The Creativity Post. He completed his doctorate in cognitive psychology at Yale University in 2009. He also holds degrees from University of Cambridge and Carnegie Mellon University.

Contributors:

Samuel D. Mandelman
Columbia University
New York, New York

Elena L. Grigorenko
Department of Psychology
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Wendy Johnson
Center for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology and Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, UK

Dean Keith Simonton
Department of Psychology
University of California, Davis
Davis, California

Heiner Rindermann
Department of Psychology
TU Chemnitz
Chemnitz, Germany

Stephen J. Ceci
Department of Human Development
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Wendy M. Williams
Department of Human Development
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

James C. Kaufman
Learning Research Institute
California State University at San Bernardino
San Bernadino, California

John Baer
Department of Teacher Education
Rider University
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Lauren E. Skidmore
Learning Research Institute
California State University at San Bernardino
San Bernadino, California

Martha J. Morelock
Department of Psychiatry
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Darold A. Treffert, M.D
Department of Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Madison, Wisconsin

Paul A. O'Keefe
Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
New York University
New York, New York

Angela L. Duckworth
Department of Psychology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Christopher Peterson
Department of Psychology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michael D. Matthews
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership
United States Military Academy, West Point
West Point, New York

Dennis R. Kelly
Institutional Research and Analysis Branch
United States Military Academy, West Point
West Point, New York

K. Anders Ericsson
Department of Psychology
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Roy W. Roring
Department of Psychology
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Kiruthiga Nandagopal
Department of Psychology
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Françoys Gagné
Departement de Psychologie
Université du Québec à Montréal
Montreal, Canada

Gregory Feist
Department of Psychology
San José State University
San José, Texas

Linda E. Brody
Diagnostic and Counseling Center
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

John Wilding
Department of Psychology
University of London
London, United Kingdom

Helga Noice
Department of Psychology
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, Illinois

Tony Noice
Department of Psychology
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, Illinois

Ellen Winner
Department of Psychology
Boston College and Harvard Project Zero
Boston, Massachusetts

Jennifer E. Drake
Department of Psychology
Boston College
Boston, Massachusetts

Jane Davidson
School of Music
University of Western Australia
Crawley Western Australia

Robert Faulkner
Graduate School of Education
University of Western Australia
Crawley Western Australia

Paul R. Ford
Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, United Kingdom

Nicola J. Hodges
School of Kinesiology
University of British Columbia
University Endowment Area, British Columbia, Canada

A. Mark Williams
Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, United Kingdom

John Sloboda
School of Psychology
Keele University
Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Also of Interest

Twice Exceptional

Scott Barry Kaufman
Failure to Flourish

Clare Huntington
Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century

Maryanne Wolf
Parent Training for Disruptive Behavior

Karen Bearss, Cynthia R. Johnson, Benjamin L. Handen...
Social Comparison, Judgment, and Behavior

Jerry Suls, Rebecca L. Collins, and Ladd Wheeler
Enriched Meanings

Ash Asudeh and Gianluca Giorgolo
Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Rinad S. Beidas and Philip C. Kendall
Personality psychology

Lionel Nicholas, Elmari Deacon, Karen Van der Merwe...
The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience

Kevin N Ochsner and Stephen M Kosslyn
Same-Sex Marriage and Children

Carlos A. Ball
Trust in Social Dilemmas

Paul A.M. Van Lange, Bettina Rockenbach, and Toshio Yamagishi
The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience

Kevin N Ochsner and Stephen M Kosslyn
The Power of Positive Parenting

Matthew R. Sanders and Trevor G. Mazzucchelli
Mixed Messages

Stefanie Mollborn
The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience, Two Volume Set

Kevin Ochsner and Stephen M. Kosslyn
Leaving Care and the Transition to Adulthood

Varda R. Mann-Feder and Martin Goyette

Related Categories

Science & Mathematics > Psychology > Social Psychology

Science & Mathematics > Psychology > Cognitive Psychology

Science & Mathematics > Psychology > Developmental Psychology

Science & Mathematics > Neuroscience

https://global.oup.com/academic/covers/pop-up/9780199794003

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Presents a new understanding of greatness, with a diverse lineup of contributors and perspectives.
Brings together the most cutting edge research on genius, talent, and intelligence.
Demonstrates that the truth about greatness is far more nuanced, complex, and fascinating than any one viewpoint or paradigm can possibly reveal.
A variety of different domains are represented, including science, mathematics, expert memory, acting, visual arts, music, and sports.

$130.00

Hardcover

Published: 22 May 2013

464 Pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

ISBN: 9780199794003

Also Available As:

Ebook

This title is available as an ebook. To purchase, visit your preferred ebook provider.

Also Available In:

Oxford Scholarship Online

This book is available as part of Oxford Scholarship Online - view abstracts and keywords at book and chapter level.

Bookseller Code (05)

Connect with OUP

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Author Information

Contributors:

Also of Interest

Twice Exceptional

Scott Barry Kaufman
Failure to Flourish

Clare Huntington
Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century

Maryanne Wolf
Parent Training for Disruptive Behavior

Karen Bearss, Cynthia R. Johnson, Benjamin L. Handen...
Social Comparison, Judgment, and Behavior

Jerry Suls, Rebecca L. Collins, and Ladd Wheeler
Enriched Meanings

Ash Asudeh and Gianluca Giorgolo
Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Rinad S. Beidas and Philip C. Kendall
Personality psychology

Lionel Nicholas, Elmari Deacon, Karen Van der Merwe...
The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience

Kevin N Ochsner and Stephen M Kosslyn
Same-Sex Marriage and Children

Carlos A. Ball
Trust in Social Dilemmas

Paul A.M. Van Lange, Bettina Rockenbach, and Toshio Yamagishi
The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience

Kevin N Ochsner and Stephen M Kosslyn
The Power of Positive Parenting

Matthew R. Sanders and Trevor G. Mazzucchelli
Mixed Messages

Stefanie Mollborn
The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience, Two Volume Set

Kevin Ochsner and Stephen M. Kosslyn
Leaving Care and the Transition to Adulthood

Varda R. Mann-Feder and Martin Goyette

Related Categories

Science & Mathematics > Psychology > Social Psychology

Science & Mathematics > Psychology > Cognitive Psychology

Science & Mathematics > Psychology > Developmental Psychology

Science & Mathematics > Neuroscience

Also Available As:

Also Available In:

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Also Available As:

Also Available In:

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Description

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Table of Contents

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Author Information

Contributors:

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Reviews and Awards

Also of Interest

Related Categories

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Also Available As:

Also Available In:

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Description

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Table of Contents

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Author Information

Contributors:

The Complexity of Greatness

Beyond Talent or Practice

Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman

Reviews and Awards

Also of Interest

Related Categories