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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?

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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?

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

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

Acquired relevant knowledge and skills Signup and view all the answers

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

Superior memory skills in chess masters Signup and view all the answers

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

Large knowledge base in the specific domain Signup and view all the answers

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

Because considerable research supports it Signup and view all the answers

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

Acquired relevant knowledge and skills Signup and view all the answers

Acquisition of Excellence in Specific Expertise

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Questions and Answers

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

What has excellence been defined as?

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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