Based on the historical findings of the Terman study and on biographical examples such as Richard Feynman, who had an IQ of 125 and went on to win the Nobel Prize in physics and become widely known as a genius, the current view of psychologists and other scholars of genius is that a minimum level of IQ, no lower than about IQ 125, is strictly necessary for genius; but that level of IQ is sufficient for development of genius only when combined with the other influences identified by Cox's biographical study: opportunity for talent development along with the characteristics of drive and persistence. Charles Spearman, bearing in mind the influential theory that he originated of conceiving intelligence as made up of a ``general factor'' as well as ``special factors'' more specific to particular mental tasks, may have summed up the research the best when he wrote in 1927, ``Every normal man, woman, and child is, then, a genius at something, as well as an idiot at something.''
Based on the historical findings of the Terman study and on biographical examples such as Richard Feynman, who had an IQ of 125 and went on to win the Nobel Prize in physics and become widely known as a genius, the current view of psychologists and other scholars of genius is that a minimum level of IQ, no lower than about IQ 125, is strictly necessary for genius; but that level of IQ is sufficient for development of genius only when combined with the other influences identified by Cox's biographical study: opportunity for talent development along with the characteristics of drive and persistence.
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base
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case
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historical
historical
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finding
findings
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case
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Terman
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study
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case
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biographical
biographical
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conj
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example
examples
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case
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fixed
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Richard
Richard
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flat
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Feynman
Feynman
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who
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have
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IQ
IQ
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case
of
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125
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go
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mark
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win
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Nobel
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case
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physics
physics
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cc
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conj
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become
become
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advmod
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widely
widely
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xcomp
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know
known
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case
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current
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view
view
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of
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psychologist
psychologists
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scholars
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level
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IQ
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genius
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case
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biographical
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study
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opportunity
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talent
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characteristics
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drive
drive
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persistence
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punct
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Charles Spearman, bearing in mind the influential theory that he originated of conceiving intelligence as made up of a ``general factor'' as well as ``special factors'' more specific to particular mental tasks, may have summed up the research the best when he wrote in 1927, ``Every normal man, woman, and child is, then, a genius at something, as well as an idiot at something.''
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Charles
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Spearman
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bear
bearing
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theory
theory
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factor
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special
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mental
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idiot
idiot
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