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Natural born talents undiscovered

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1998

Michael J. A. Howe ,
Jane W. Davidson  and
John A. Sloboda
Michael J. A. Howe
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QG, Englandmjahowe@exeter.ac.uk.
Jane W. Davidson
Affiliation:
Department of Music, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, Englandj.w.davidson@sheffield.ac.uk.
John A. Sloboda
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, Englandj.a.sloboda@keele.ac.uk.
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Abstract

This Response addresses eight issues raised in the commentaries: (1) the question of how innate talents should be defined; (2) relationships between the talent account and broader views concerning genetic variability; (3) the quality of the empirical evidence for and against the talent account; (4) the possible involvement of innate influences on specific abilities; (5) the possibility of talent-like phenomena in autistic savants; (6) alternative explanations of exceptional expertise at skills; (7) practical and educational implications of the talent account and alternative positions. Finally, (8), we conclude by discussing the impact of the commentaries on our own views.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , June 1998 , pp. 432 - 437
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© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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