Genius and EminenceRobert S. Albert Psychology Press, 1992 - 410 pages A fascinating introduction to the research into, and theories, of exceptional achievement. Topics covered include the arguments around personal dynamics and biological processes, the IQ issue, and how family and learning experiences are related to achievement. |
Contents
Overview and Issues | 1 |
Motivation and Creativity | 19 |
The Mad Genius Controversy | 35 |
The Early Mental Traits of 300 Geniuses | 53 |
Toward a Behavioral Definition of Genius | 59 |
Age and Achievement | 77 |
Signs and Outcomes | 91 |
J GIBSON and P LIGHT | 109 |
Which of those Young Women with Creative | 221 |
Home Environment and the Competitiveness | 253 |
Personality Dispositions to Creative Behavior | 265 |
Personality Research Creativity and Teaching | 281 |
Eminent Architects 25 Years | 303 |
Creative Writers | 315 |
Personal Dynamics and Creative Problems | 325 |
Mood Disorders and Patterns of Creativity in British | 351 |
Social and Educational Influences on Creative | 125 |
Discovering | 135 |
Nobel Laureates | 157 |
Why Children Follow in their Parents Career Footsteps | 171 |
W MACKINNON | 179 |
Testing Aspects of Carl Rogerss Theory of Creative | 195 |
Fulfillment | 209 |
William James and the TwiceBorn Sick Soul | 357 |
Prime Ministers and the Search for Love | 371 |
A Mathematicians Apology | 389 |
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