Acquisition of Excellence in Specific Expertise
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According to Ericsson and Charness (1994), what is the major limiting factor in attaining expert performance?

  • Innate biological mechanisms
  • Constant besting of accomplishments by the next generation
  • Intuitive appeal of innateness
  • Acquisition of relevant knowledge and skills (correct)

    • What has excellence been defined as?

  • The constant besting of accomplishments by the next generation
  • The acquisition of extraordinary skill in a specific area of expertise (correct)
  • The intuitive appeal of extraordinary skills
  • Innateness and biological predisposition

    • What did Adriaan de Groot's studies of chess masters demonstrate?

  • Chess masters constantly bested their own accomplishments
  • Chess masters had innate biological predisposition for excellence
  • Chess masters could remember the positions of chess pieces on a board with incredible accuracy after only brief exposure to the chessboard (correct)
  • Chess masters had an endless curiosity about their specific domain

    • What is the first element of cognitive skills involved in real excellence?

    <p>A large knowledge base in the specific domain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is supported by the fact that for many skills and talents, the accomplishments of absolute top performers are constantly bested by the next generation?

    <p>Learning is more important than biology for the acquisition of extraordinary skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central mechanism mediating the superior performance of experts, according to Ericsson and Charness (1994)?

    <p>Acquired relevant knowledge and skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Adriaan de Groot's studies of chess masters demonstrate?

    <p>Superior memory skills in chess masters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first element of cognitive skills involved in real excellence?

    <p>Large knowledge base in the specific domain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is learning considered more important than biology for the acquisition of extraordinary skills?

    <p>Because considerable research supports it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Ericsson and Charness (1994), what may be the major limiting factor in attaining expert performance?

    <p>Acquired relevant knowledge and skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

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