TALENT - DONT CONFUSE NECESSITY WITH SUFFICIENCY, OR SCIENCE WITH POLICY

Authors
WINNER E
Citation
E. Winner, TALENT - DONT CONFUSE NECESSITY WITH SUFFICIENCY, OR SCIENCE WITH POLICY, Behavioral and brain sciences, 21(3), 1998, pp. 430
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Biological",Neurosciences,"Behavioral Sciences
Journal title
Behavioral and brain sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
0140525X
Volume
21
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(1998)21:3<430:T-DCNW>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Howe ct al. fail to provide evidence that practice is sufficient and i gnore evidence of high ability before instruction. They unsuccessfully discount savants; provide weak evidence against heritability of music , criticize retrospective evidence selectively, using it when it suppo rts their position; and ultimately both accept and deny talent. Finall y, they conflate a scientific question with one of policy.