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Psicologia Clínica

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Abstract

LINHARES, Renato Vidal; FERNANDES FILHO, José  and  METTRAU, Marsyl Bulkool. The dermatoglyphics characteristics of the talented children and adolescents of Institute Rogério Steinberg of Rio de Janeiro - RJ. Psicol. clin. [online]. 2013, vol.25, n.2, pp. 153-164. ISSN 0103-5665.

The identification of talented people is one of the most difficult and has been badly done in Brazil. The aim of this paper was to identify the dermatoglyphic profile of young talented considered by the Instituto Rogério Steinberg - RJ. In the case of the sample surveyed, was observed that these children and adolescents have a low percentage of arch type designs and high levels of deltas and lines in the ten fingers of the hands, characteristic similar to those found in high-performance athletes. Moreover, they presented a mirror relation between the hands, is a similarity in digital designs and the relationship of the number of lines between the fingers almost perfect matching, as found in high-performance athletes. Therefore, the dermatoglyphics may be more useful evaluative tool in the identification of talented individuals.

Keywords : profile; dermatoglyphic; gifted; young.

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