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Peer reviewedFreeman, Cathy – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1999
Twenty-four musically precocious boys (ages 10 to 14) were asked questions regarding the crystallizing experience, which is defined as a dramatic event in a person's life that makes inherent giftedness manifest. Results indicated all participants had had a crystallizing experience and that it had improved their self-concept. (CR)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Gifted, Life Events, Males
