天才的心理学：创作中的创造性卓越

This paper reviews psychology’s long history of writings about human genius. A definition of genius is offered and explicated: “The capacity to imagine and implement a generally unforeseen domain change that, when eventually recognized, is widely accepted as an advance in that domain.” The review synthesizes informative findings from existing studies of genius, regarding: (1) the mental and personal dispositions of geniuses; (2) the roles of heredity and native talent; (3) the consequences of early giftedness; (4) the ways that individuals of genius interact with their social environments; (5)