Psychological perspectives on expertise

Experts are persons who are very knowledgeable about or skillful in a particular area. The aim of this Research Topic is to advance knowledge in the understanding of the phenomenon of expertise by putting together different lines of research that directly or indirectly study expertise. Herbert Simon...

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Main Author: David Zachary Hambrick (auth)
Other Authors: Guillermo Campitelli (auth), Michael H Connors (auth), Merim Bilalic (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
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