With contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of expert contributors, this is the first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius, a topic that endlessly provokes and fascinates.
- The first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius with contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of experts
- Covers the origins, characteristics, careers, and consequences of genius with a focus on cognitive science, individual differences, life-span development, and social context
- Explores individual genius, creators, leaders, and performers as diverse as Queen Elizabeth I, Simón Bolívar, Mohandas Gandhi, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Leo Tolstoy, John William Coltrane, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Martha Graham.
- Utilizes a variety of approaches - from genetics, neuroscience, and longitudinal studies to psychometric tests, interviews, and case studies - to provide a comprehensive treatment of the subject
Table of Contents
List of Contributors ix
Preface xvii
Part I Perspectives 1
1 The Genius in History: Historiographic Explorations 3
Laura C. Ball
2 The Psychobiography of Genius 20
William Todd Schultz
3 Interviewing Highly Eminent Creators 33
Jeanne Nakamura and Jeff Fajans
4 Psychometric Studies of Scientific Talent and Eminence 62
Gregory J. Feist
5 Historiometric Studies of Genius 87
Dean Keith Simonton
Part II Processes 107
6 The Neuroscience of Creative Genius 109
Nancy C. Andreasen and Kanchna Ramchandran
7 Artistic Genius and Creative Cognition 120
Paul Thagard
8 Case Studies of Genius: Ordinary Thinking, Extraordinary Outcomes 139
Robert W. Weisberg
9 Virtual Genius 166
David Cope
Part III Attributes 183
10 Varieties of Genius 185
Robert J. Sternberg and Stacey L. Bridges
11 Cognitive Disinhibition, Creativity, and Psychopathology 198
Shelley H. Carson
12 Openness to Experience 222
Robert R. McCrae and David M. Greenberg
13 Political and Military Geniuses: Psychological Profiles and Responses to Stress 244
Peter Suedfeld
Part IV Origins 267
14 Genetics of Intellectual and Personality Traits Associated with Creative Genius: Could Geniuses Be Cosmobian Dragon Kings? 269
Wendy Johnson and Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr.
15 Child Prodigies and Adult Genius: A Weak Link 297
Ellen Winner
16 Creative Genius: A View from the Expert-Performance Approach 321
K. Anders Ericsson
17 Cognitive Processes and Development of Chess Genius: An Integrative Approach 350
Guillermo Campitelli, Fernand Gobet, and Merim Bilali´c
18 Diversifying Experiences in the Development of Genius and their Impact on Creative Cognition 375
Rodica Ioana Damian and Dean Keith Simonton
Part V Trajectories 395
19 The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth at Maturity: Insights into Elements of Genius 397
Harrison J. Kell and David Lubinski
20 Age and Scientific Genius 422
Benjamin F. Jones, E.J. Reedy, and Bruce A. Weinberg
21 Musical Creativity over the Lifespan 451
Aaron Kozbelt
22 Literary Geniuses: Their Life, Work, and Death 473
Alexander S. McKay and James C. Kaufman
23 Lifetime Biopsychosocial Trajectories of the Terman Gifted Children: Health, Well-Being, and Longevity 488
Katherine A. Duggan and Howard S. Friedman
Part VI Contexts 509
24 Evaluating Excellence in the Arts 511
Victor Ginsburgh and Sheila Weyers
25 The Systems Model of Creativity and Its Applications 533
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
26 Openness to Scientific Innovation 546
Frank J. Sulloway
27 Prominent Modern Artists: Determinants of Creativity 564
Christiane Hellmanzik
28 Genius in World Civilization 586
Charles Murray
Part VII Prospects 609
29 Does Genius Science Have a Future History? 611
Dean Keith Simonton
Appendix 619
Index 629
Color plate section is between pages 170 and 171
