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Could the answer be talent?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1998

Urie Bronfenbrenner  and
Stephen J. Ceci
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Affiliation:
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 ub11@cornell.edusjc@cornell.edu
Stephen J. Ceci
Affiliation:
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 ub11@cornell.edusjc@cornell.edu
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Abstract

We present a theoretical model and corresponding research design (Bronfenbrenner & Ceci 1994) that could yield stronger evidence for (or perhaps against) Howe et al.'s conclusions. The model assesses levels of heritability (h²) under different amounts of training and practice, thus providing estimates of the independent contribution of “innate talent” to the quality of development outcomes. The design can also reveal the extent to which this independent contribution varies systematically as a function of other influential factors identified by Howe et al.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , June 1998 , pp. 409 - 410
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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