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Giftedness, talent, and human evolution: A framework for understanding extreme behavior
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication, HLK, Lifelong learning/Encell.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5498-9649
2021 (English)In: Conceptions of giftedness and talent / [ed] R. J. Sternberg & D. Ambrose, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021, p. 281-294Chapter in book (Refereed)
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Abstract [en]

The number of theories and conceptions endeavoring to understand gifted and talented behavior are surprisingly numerous because of different scholarly convictions, practices impacted by culture, and motives to study and further the achievement potential of this relatively small but extraordinary group of individuals. In spite of intense study all over the world, we do not seem to be much closer to a common understanding of what giftedness and talent are in the scholarly community. This chapter does not present yet another theory, but it does propose a framework of important issues to consider in trying to forge all current theories and conceptions together motivating scholars to seek consensus on the basis of well-established knowledge in biology and evolutionary theory. These offer fundamental and scientifically uncontroversial knowledge shedding important light on the subject matter of education, psychology, and other social sciences and their derived practices. An evolutionary understanding offers new perspectives and will inevitably create a more sustainable knowledge base for understanding the social significance of giftedness, talent, and its education in a collective society by setting boundaries to what is likely to be possible, and perhaps of greater importance, to also suggest what is, in fact, impossible. The latter is likely to limit the impact of cultural and ideological biases on scholarship and educational practices.

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Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. p. 281-294
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Giftedness, Talent, Human nature, Social evolution, Adaptation, Bias, Group orientation, Competition, Positive thinking, Leadership, Psychopathy
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Educational Sciences Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-51425DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56869-6_16ISBN: 978-3-030-56868-9 (print)ISBN: 978-3-030-56869-6 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-51425DiVA, id: diva2:1515718
Available from: 2021-01-11 Created: 2021-01-11 Last updated: 2021-01-11Bibliographically approved

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