The Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise

Preface vii List of Contributors xi Trait Complexes, Cognitive Investment, and Domain Knowledge 1(30) Philip Ackerman Margaret E. Beier Intelligence as Adaptive Resource Development and Resource Allocation: A New Look Through the Lenses of SOC and Expertise 31(39) Ralf T. Krampe Paul B. Baltes Developing Childhood Proclivities into Adult Competencies: The Overlooked Multiplier Effect 70(23) Stephen J. Ceci Susan M. Barnett Tomoe Kanaya The Search for General Abilities and Basic Capacities: Theoretical Implications from the Modifiability and Complexity of Mechanisms Mediating Expert Performance 93(33) K. Anders Ericsson On Abilities and Domains 126(30) Michael W. Connell Kimberly Sheridan Howard Gardner Expertise and Mental Disabilities: Bridging the Unbridgeable? 156(30) Elena L. Grigorenko The Early Progress of Able Young Musicians 186(27) Michael J. A. Howe Jane W. Davidson Expertise, Competence, and Creative Ability: The Perplexing Complexities 213(27) Dean Keith Simonton Biological Intelligence 240(23) Robert J. Sternberg What Causes Individual Differences in Cognitive Performance? 263(12) Richard E. Mayer Index 275