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Natural talents: An argument for the extremes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1998

David Henry Feldman
Affiliation:
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 dfeldmal@emerald.tufts.edu
Tamar Katzir
Affiliation:
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 dfeldmal@emerald.tufts.edu

Abstract

The existence of natural talent becomes easier to see at extremes in performance. Practice alone could not account for the differences in performance that exist at the highest levels. Practice and other factors are no doubt important contributors to outstanding performance, but not enough to explain great creative works. Talent is essential.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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