The Wiley Handbook of Genius |
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| Author:
| Simonton, Dean Keith |
| ISBN: | 978-1-118-36735-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Digital download |
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Book Description:
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With contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of expert contributors, this is the first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius, a topic that endlessly provokes and fascinates.
- The first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius with contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of experts
- Covers the origins, characteristics, careers, and consequences of genius with a focus on cognitive science, individual differences, life-span...
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With contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of expert contributors, this is the first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius, a topic that endlessly provokes and fascinates.
- The first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius with contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of experts
- Covers the origins, characteristics, careers, and consequences of genius with a focus on cognitive science, individual differences, life-span development, and social context
- Explores individual genius, creators, leaders, and performers as diverse as Queen Elizabeth I, Simón Bolívar, Mohandas Gandhi, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Leo Tolstoy, John William Coltrane, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Martha Graham.
- Utilizes a variety of approaches--from genetics, neuroscience, and longitudinal studies to psychometric tests, interviews, and case studies--to provide a comprehensive treatment of the subject