Why expert performance is special and cannot be extrapolated from studies of performance in the general population: A response to criticisms

Intelligence

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-103

  Ericsson, K Anders ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deliberate practice; Expert performance; Innate talent; IQ; Long term working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901241016     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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