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Professor Emeritus Douglas Detterman talks about factors into giftedness, achievement

Nurturing genius

Scientific American: Douglas Detterman, the Louis D. Beaumont University Professor Emeritus, talked about why researchers still aren’t able to completely account for giftedness and achievement. “Intelligence won’t account for all the differences between people; motivation, personality factors, how hard you work and other things are important,” he said.