Natural talents: An argument for the extremes

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences 21 (3):414-414 (1998)
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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.

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10.1017/s0140525x98301235

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