Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) • Master Psychologie - Talent Development and Creativity

Complete summary of all theories and models from the book as well as from the practicals. Including graphs/graphics etc for a clear understanding of the concepts. Furthermore, there are some practical example questions added which may be used in different contexts.

Summary of Lecture 1 from Den Hartigh: Introduction to the course Introduction to Perusall The mechanisms underlying talent development and creativity: A historical overview

Summary Lecture 7 from Dr. Ruud den Hartigh & Dr. Barbara Huijgen: Recap, integration, and knowledge transfer across achievement domains

Summary of Lecture 6 from Dr. Barbara Huijgen: Talent selection and development in Sports

Summary of Lecture 5 from Dr. Marijn van Dijk: Detecting and eliciting talent & creativity in scientific reasoning

Summary of Lecture 4 from Kupers: Creativity in children's development and education

Summary of Lecture from van Yperen: Psychological Characteristics and Skills in Talent Development and Performance

Topic: Assessing Talent and Creativity: How to know if someone will be good at something

Summary of: Den Hartigh Ruud J. R., Van Dijk Marijn W. G., Steenbeek Henderien W., Van Geert Paul L. C. A Dynamic Network Model to Explain the Development of Excellent Human Performance. Frontiers in Psychology.7 (2016)

Summary of: Dean Keith Simonton, Creative performance, expertise acquisition, individual differences, and developmental antecedents: An integrative research agenda, Intelligence, Volume 45, 2014, Pages 66-73, ISSN 0160-2896,

Summary of: Meyers, M. C., Van Woerkom, M., & Dries, N. (2013). Talent—Innate or acquired? Theoretical considerations and their implications for talent management. Human Resource Management Review, 23, 305-321

Summary of: Van Yperen, N.W. (in press, 2020). Achievement goals and self-regulation in the sport context. In: P.A.M. Van Lange, E.T. Higgins, & A.W. Kruglanski (Eds.). Social Psychology: Handbook of Basic Principles (third edition). New York: The Guilford Press.

Summary of: Baer, John & McKool, Sharon. (2009). Assessing Creativity Using the Consensual Assessment Technique. Handbook of Research on Assessment Technologies, Methods, and Applications in Higher Education. 65-77. 10.4018/004.

Summary of: Clinical Versus Actuarial Judgment Author(s): Robyn M. Dawes, David Faust and Paul E. Meehl Source: Science , Mar. 31, 1989, New Series, Vol. 243, No. 4899 (Mar. 31, 1989), pp. 1668- 1674 Published by: American Association for the Advancement of Science Stable URL:

Summary of: Dawes, R. M. (1979). The robust beauty of improper linear models in decision making. American Psychologist, 34(7), 571–582.

Summary of: Predicting Performance in Higher Education Using Proximal Predictors A. Susan M. Niessen ,Rob R. Meijer,Jorge N. Tendeiro Published: April 13, 2016

Summary of: Kupers, E., Lehmann-Wermser, A., McPherson, G., & van Geert, P. (2019). Children's creativity: a theoretical framework and systematic review. Review of Educational Research, 89(1), 93-124.

Summary of: Children’s Creative Collaborations: The Importance of Friendship when Working Together on a Musical Composition Dorothy Miell,Raymond MacDonald, First published: 25 December 2001

Summary of: Beghetto, R., & Kaufman, J. (2016). Ever-Broadening Conceptions of Creativity in the Classroom. In R. Beghetto & J. Kaufman (Eds.), Nurturing Creativity in the Classroom (Current Perspectives in Social and Behavioral Sciences, pp. 67-85). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/2899.008

Summary of: Steenbeek, H. W., Van Geert, P. L. C., & Van Dijk, M. W. G. (2011). The dynamics of children’s science and technology talents: A conceptual framework for early science education. Netherlands Journal of Psychology, 66, 96–109