Once gifted, always gifted? The SENG [Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted] newsletter of April 11, 2007 includes this Q&A: Q: If I was gifted as a child, am I still gifted now?… If I didn’t use my ‘giftedness’, is it gone? SENG staff: Perhaps. Probably the more important consideration is whether you are still [...]
Talented people often choke under pressure because the distraction caused by stress consumes their working memory, a psychologist at the University of Chicago has found. Highly accomplished people tend to heavily rely on their abundant supply of working memory and are therefore disadvantaged when challenged to solve difficult problems, such as mathematical ones, under pressure, [...]
Site author: Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer and researcher on creative expression and personal growth, especially for high ability adults. He is creator and publisher of the Talent Development Resources series of sites, and author of the book Developing Multiple Talents - The personal side of creative expression.
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