The Mad Genius Stereotype: Still Alive and Well

Scientists and laypeople agree on high ability as a defining feature of giftedness. Yet their views on gifted people’s socioemotional characteristics diverge. Most studies find the gifted to be similar or slightly superior to average-ability persons in these domains (harmony hypothesis). However, su...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Author:	Tanja Gabriele eBaudson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Subjects:	social perception Giftedness mad genius Big two Agency and communion Warmth and competence
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00368/full