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Innate talents: A psychological tautology?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1998

Sidney H. Irvine
Sidney H. Irvine
Affiliation:
U.S. Air Force Armstrong Laboratory, San Antonio, TX 78235 irvines@alhrm.brooks.af.mil
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Abstract

The tautological implications of “innate talents” are outlined. Analogies are drawn between the present review and the nature–nurture controversies of 40 years ago. Ferguson's (1954; 1956) theoretical positions are proposed as a context in which to consider present and future attempts to resolve this long-standing issue.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , June 1998 , pp. 419
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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