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IV. Epigenetic Development Individual differences model is too simplistic because static. A. Epigenesis 1. starting with a relatively undifferentiated state, the various traits slowly appear and differentiate over time.
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IV. Epigenetic Development Individual differences model is too simplistic because static. A. Epigenesis 1. starting with a relatively undifferentiated state, the various traits slowly appear and differentiate over time. 2. neurological, muscular, skeletal, and physiological structures are not prewired at birth, but rather emerge during the course of long-term interactions between the organism and environment.
B. Two Crucial Features 1. Various innate components that make up a talent often develop more or less independently of each other. 2. Talent development can entail a highly idiosyncratic process. (To a very large extent, these epigenetic programs are subject to individual differences.)
C. Six Implications of Epigenetic Development 1. Occurrence of Early and Late Bloomers a. One way of becoming an early bloomer. b. Many ways of being a late bloomer. 2. Potential Absence of Early Talent Indicators: 3. At very young ages, there will be little or no talent. 4. Possibility of Talent Loss 5. Possible Age Dependence of a Youth’s Optimal Talent Domain 6. Increased Obstacles to the Prediction of Talent.