Simonton 2014 - Creative performance, expertise acquisition, individual differences, and developmental antecedents: an integrative research agenda

6 important questions on Simonton 2014 - Creative performance, expertise acquisition, individual differences, and developmental antecedents: an integrative research agenda

What does Simonton think about the doctrinaire claim that exceptional achievement can be totally attributed to the amount of Deliberate Practice a person devotes to acquiring the requisite skills and knowledge?

He thinks it is a polarizing statement and prefers a more integrative research agenda.

What is there to say about the 10-year rule?

The rule is not a rule and 10 is just a conveniënt round number.

In what do creative experts vary greatly?

Speed of expertise acquisistion and magnitude of their performance
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In what two categories can we put individual-difference variables?

Cognitive Abilities and Dispositional Traits

Name three examples of Dispositional traits?

Personality
Interest
Values

PIV

Name two categories for underlying sources of individual differences?

Genetic Factors and Environment Factors.

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