{"product_id":"the-psychology-of-high-performance-9781433829888","title":"The Psychology of High Performance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2020 NAGC Book of the Year Award Winner —?Finalist in the 2020 PROSE Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume explores how early potential develops into high performance in five domains: sport (specifically golf and team sports), the professions (medicine, software engineering, and professional teams), academics (mathematics and psychology), the performing arts (dance and acting), and the producing arts (culinary arts and drawing\/painting).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The chapters address many questions: What does “raw” potential in a specific domain looks like? How can those abilities be nurtured and grown, and what psychosocial skills are necessary for this development? \u003ci\u003eThe Psychology of High Performance\u003c\/i\u003e examines similarities and differences within and between domains and includes several personal interviews with “gatekeepers”—experts in a field whose professional judgment determines whether individuals’ developed abilities are good investment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2020 NAGC Book of the Year Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist in the 2020 PROSE Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This book is wonderfully interdisciplinary.” —\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is wonderfully interdisciplinary.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRena F. Subotnik, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Frank C. Worrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: High Performance: The Central Psychological Mechanism for Talent Development\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRena F. Subotnik, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Frank C. Worrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Sport\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven T. Portenga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: High-Performance Talent Development in Golf\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven T. Portenga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gatekeeper Interview: Jay Hogue, Assistant Gymnastics Coach, University of Denver\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven T. Portenga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Talent Identification and Development in Game Sports\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJob Fransen and Arne Güllich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Reflections on Talent Development in Sport\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven T. Portenga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Professions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEduardo Salas and Steven E. Knotek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Talent Development in Medicine and Software Engineering\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelissa A. McWilliams, Emily Z. Holding, and Steven E. Knotek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gatekeeper Interview: Michael Reed, Software Engineer and Site Lead, Google Chapel Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven E. Knotek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: What Makes a Team of Experts an Expert Team?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenise L. Reyes and Eduardo Salas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Reflections on Talent Development in the Professions\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven E. Knotek and Eduardo Salas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Academia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaula Olszewski-Kubilius, Rena F. Subotnik, Frank C. Worrell, and Megan Foley-Nicpon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: Developing Mathematical Talent in School Children: Who, What, and How?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoza Leikin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gatekeeper Interview: Avi Berman, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, the TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoza Leikin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Talent Development in the Domain of Academic Psychology\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDean Keith Simonton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gatekeeper Interview: Robert J. Sternberg, Professor of Human Development, Cornell University\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDean Keith Simonton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Reflections on Talent Development in Academics\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaula Olszewski-Kubilius, Frank C. Worrell, Rena F. Subotnik, and Megan Foley-Nicpon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. Performing Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAaron Kozbelt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: The Development of Acting Talent: Possibilities and Approaches\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTony Noice and Helga Noice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gatekeeper Interview: David Black, Producer, Director, Actor, Teacher\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAaron Kozbelt \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: Talent Development in Dance: Perspectives from Gatekeepers in Hong Kong and Finland\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoey Chua\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gatekeeper Interview: Stephen Pier, Professor of Dance and Division Director, The Hartt School, University of Hartford\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAaron Kozbelt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: Reflections on Talent Development in Performing Arts: Concluding Comments\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAaron Kozbelt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Producing Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinda Jarvin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: Talent and Ability in Drawing and Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAaron Kozbelt and Andrea Kantrowitz \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gatekeeper Interview: Talent and Ability in Drawing: An Account From the Field\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinda Jarvin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: Culinary Arts: Talent and Their Development\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaurent Aron, Marion Botella, and Todd Lubart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16: Reflections on Talent Development in Arts Production\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinda Jarvin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17: The Psychology of High Performance: Overarching Themes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank C. 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