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1 online resource |
| Summary |
"This volume explores how early potential develops into high performance in five domains: sport (specifically golf and team sports), the professions (medicine, software engineering, and professional teams), academics (mathematics and psychology), the performing arts (dance and acting), and the producing arts (culinary arts and drawing/painting). The chapters address many questions: What does "raw" potential in a specific domain looks like? How can those abilities be nurtured and grown, and what psychosocial skills are necessary for this development? The Psychology of High Performance examines similarities and differences within and between domains and includes several personal interviews with "gatekeepers"--experts in a field whose professional judgment determines whether individuals' developed abilities are good investments for further instruction and coaching. With its mix of scholarship and personal interviews, this book brings new insights based on psychological science and best practice to inform educators, parents, coaches, and psychologists guiding young people on their path to becoming high performers."-- Provided by publisher. |
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"This volume explores how early potential develops into high performance in five domains: sport (specifically golf and team sports), the professions (medicine, software engineering, and professional teams), academics (mathematics and psychology), the performing arts (dance and acting), and the producing arts (culinary arts and drawing/painting). What does "raw" potential in a specific domain looks like? How can those abilities be nurtured and grown, and what psychosocial skills are necessary for this development? Personal interviews with experts in each domain provide additional insights on best practices"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Contents |
High performance: The central psychological mechanism for talent development -- I. Sport -- High-performance talent development in golf -- Talent identification and development in game sports -- Reflections on talent development in sport -- II. The professions -- Talent development in medicine and software engineering -- What makes a team of experts an expert team? -- Reflections on talent development in the professions -- III. Academia -- Developing mathematical talent in schoolchildren: Who, what, and how? -- Talent development in the domain of academic psychology -- Reflections on talent development in academics -- IV. Performing arts -- The development of acting talent: Possibilities and approaches -- Talent development in dance: Perspectives from gatekeepers in Hong Kong and Finland -- Reflections on talent development in the performing arts: Concluding comments -- V. Producing arts -- Talent and ability in drawing and visual art -- Culinary arts: Talent and their development -- Reflections on talent development in arts production -- VI. Conclusion -- The psychology of high performance: Overarching themes -- Index. |
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Gifted persons.
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Creative ability.
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Employees -- Training of.
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Psychology, Industrial -- Case studies.
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PSYCHOLOGY / Education & Training.
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PSYCHOLOGY / Creative Ability.
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Creative ability. (OCoLC)fst00882417
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Employees -- Training of.
(OCoLC)fst00909221
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Gifted persons. (OCoLC)fst00942618
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Psychology, Industrial. (OCoLC)fst01081592
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PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology.
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SCIENCE / Cognitive Science.
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Employment -- psychology.
(DNLM)D004651Q000523
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Work Performance. (DNLM)D000066477
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Vocational Education. (DNLM)D014829
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Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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Subotnik, Rena Faye, editor.
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Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula, author.
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Worrell, Frank C., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Psychology of high performance Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2018 9781433829888 (DLC) 2018027237 |
| ISBN |
1433830388 (eBook) |
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9781433830389 (electronic bk.) |
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9781433829888 (hardback) |
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1433829886 (print edition) |
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9781433829888 (print edition) |
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