At 9:55 AM -0600 3/27/02, James Guinee wrote: >Question > >How can a person be exceptionally skilled at mathematics -- scores >in the 98th percentile on all standard tests, does a variety of calculations >in his head, yadda yadda. > >Yet when you ask this person to subtract something, he can't do it >any faster than anyone else -- in fact, he has to get the calculator out >for something that he doesn't need when you ask him to add, multiply, >divide in his head. > >What gives? Is there some kind of explanation the cognitive people >can provide me (or maybe the physio people) for this kind of problem?
Maybe he just never acquired that particular skill?? * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University, Mankato * * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 * * http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/psych/welcome.html * --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
