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Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth  

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  • The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY), described in this entry, is a large-scale longitudinal project devoted to understanding the characteristics and needs of talented individuals—as children and adults—and the determinants of their varying paths of development and achievement throughout the life span. (Indeed, “SMPY” is something of a misnomer because the project has always focused on abilities in mathematics and science and has come to include verbal and spatial abilities, as well. [Source: Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent; Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth]

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