In recent years, it has been widely reported that it's 10,000 hours of practice that makes perfect. The idea of inborn talent has been on the decline. But here's another view. Is good old IQ making a comeback?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/sorry-strivers-talent-matters.html?_r=1 Snippet: "compared with the participants who were 'only' in the 99.1 percentile for intellectual ability at age 12, those who were in the 99.9 percentile --- the profoundly gifted --- were between /three and five times/ more likely to go on to earn a doctorate, secure a patent, publish an article in a scientific journal or publish a literary work." Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=14294 or send a blank email to leave-14294-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
