PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Judit Polgár, Mental Representation, Longitudinal Study
13 Apr 2018
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Youngest daughter of 3 daughters who were raised by their parents with the intention of making them all chess grandmasters. With ericssons work, whether a child will be interested in a particular area is how they interact with the task/domain, and there will be individual differences. Passion shapes the areas in which we are most likely to perform more deliberate practice. Mental representation allows you chunk a huge amount of information and act appropriately upon it the result of deliberate practice. Mike and ryan sullivan (hockey father and son) had an athletic family system= distinct social system that centers on the sports involvement of children. Benjamin bloom"s research on the development of expertise. Extensive interviews of 120 young people (+ their parents and coaches) all were top. Tried to understand the developmental path of kids who grow up to be experts; looked at home environments, diff stages. Home environments of youngsters who become elite performers:
