Genetic Studies of Genius

The Genetic Studies of Genius, later known as the Terman Study of the Gifted,[1] is currently the oldest and longest-running longitudinal study in the field of psychology. It was begun by Lewis Terman at Stanford University in 1921 to examine the development and characteristics of gifted children into adulthood.[1]: xi [2]

The results from the study have been published in five books,[3][4][5][6][1] a monograph,[7] and dozens of articles. A related retrospective study of eminent men in history by Catharine Cox, though not part of the longitudinal study, was published as part of the Genetic Studies of Genius.[8] It further inspired the ongoing Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth longitudinal study.

  1. ^ a b c Holahan, C. K., & Sears, R. R. (1995) The Gifted Group in Later Maturity. Stanford University Press: Stanford, California.
  2. ^ Leslie, Mitchell (2000). "The vexing legacy of Lewis Terman". Stanford Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10.
  3. ^ Terman, Lewis M. (1925). Mental and Physical Traits of a Thousand Gifted Children. Genetic Studies of Genius, Volume 1. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  4. ^ Burks, Barbara S.; Jensen, Dortha W.; Terman, Lewis M. (1930). The Promise of Youth: Follow-up Studies of a Thousand Gifted Children. Genetic Studies of Genius, Volume 3. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
  5. ^ Terman, Lewis M.; Oden, Melita (1947). The Gifted Child Grows Up: Twenty-five Years' Follow-up of a Superior Group (PDF). Genetic Studies of Genius, Volume 4. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
  6. ^ Terman, Lewis M.; Oden, Melita (1959). The Gifted Group at Mid-Life: Thirty-Five Years' Follow-Up of the Superior Child. Genetic Studies of Genius, Volume V. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  7. ^ Oden, M. L. (1968). "The fulfillment of promise: 40-year follow-up of the Terman gifted group" (PDF). Genetic Psychology Monographs. 77 (1): 3–93. PMID 5640199 – via gwern.net.
  8. ^ Cox, Catherine M. (1926). The Early Mental Traits of 300 Geniuses (PDF). Genetic Studies of Genius, Volume 2. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.