Martin Seligman is a past-president (1998) of the American Psychological Association and the author of seminal works in the areas of both learned helplessness and optimism. Dr. Seligman is using his wide-ranging skills to guide the field of psychology in the direction of searching for and promoting optimal conditions for human creativity and fulfillment. In this vein, he has advocated further investigation into the ultimate manifestation of positive human abilities: giftedness, genius, and eminence.
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