?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Innate+Talents%3A+Reality+Or+Myth%3F&rft.creator=Howe%2C+Michael+J.+A.&rft.creator=Davidson%2C+Jane+W.&rft.creator=Sloboda%2C+John+A.&rft.subject=Developmental+Psychology&rft.subject=Behavioral+%26+Brain+Sciences&rft.subject=Behavioral+Analysis&rft.description=Talents+that+selectively+facilitate+the+acquisition+of+high+levels+of+skill+are+said+to+be+present+in+some+children+but+not+others.+The+evidence+for+this+includes+biological+correlates+of+specific+abilities%2C+certain+rare+abilities+in+autistic+savants%2C+and+the+seemingly+spontaneous+emergence+of+exceptional+abilities+in+young+children%2C+but+there+is+also+contrary+evidence+indicating+an+absence+of+early+precursors+for+high+skill+levels+in+young+people.+An+analysis+of+positive+and+negative+evidence+and+arguments+suggests+that+differences+in+early+experiences%2C+preferences%2C+opportunities%2C+habits%2C+training+and+practice+are+the+real+determinants+of+excellence.&rft.date=1998&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F656%2F1%2Finnate.htm&rft.identifier=++Howe%2C+Michael+J.+A.+and+Davidson%2C+Jane+W.+and+Sloboda%2C+John+A.++(1998)+Innate+Talents%3A+Reality+Or+Myth%3F++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F656%2F