K. Anders Ericsson

K. Anders Ericsson

K. Anders Ericsson was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1947 and passed away at the age of 73 on June 17th, 2020.

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Below is a complete list of K. Anders Ericsson books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Protocol Analysis (With: Herbert A. Simon)
1984
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2
Toward a General Theory of Expertise
1991
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3
The Road to Excellence
1996
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4
Expert Performance in Sports (With: Michael Anders Burgan)
2003
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5
Development of Professional Expertise
2009
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Peak (With: Robert Pool)
2016
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7
Unlocking Student Talent
2017
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List of Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology Books in Publication Order

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1
Handbook of Psychophysiology (By: Louis G. Tassinary, Gary G. Berntson, John T. Cacioppo)
2000
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The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing (By: Peter G. Coleman, Malcolm L. Johnson, Vern L. Bengtson, Thomas B. L. Kirkwood)
2005
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3
The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (By: R. Keith Sawyer)
2005
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4
The Cambridge Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning (By: Keith J. Holyoak)
2005
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5
The Cambridge Handbook of Visuospatial Thinking (By: Akira Miyake, Priti Shah)
2005
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6
The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning (By: Richard E. Mayer, Logan Fiorella)
2005
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7
The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance
2006
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8
The Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology (By: David L. Sam, John W. Berry)
2006
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9
The Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships (By: Anita L. Vangelisti, Daniel Perlman)
2006
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10
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity (By: Robert J. Sternberg, James C. Kaufman)
2006
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11
The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology (By: Jennifer M. Brown, Miranda A. H. Horvath)
2006
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12
The Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness (By: Evan Thompson, Philip David Zelazo, Morris Moscovitch)
2007
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13
The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression (By: Daniel J. Flannery, Alexander Vazsonyi)
2007
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14
The Cambridge Handbook of Sociocultural Psychology (By: Ed. Valsiner, Jaan, Alberto Rosa)
2007
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15
The Cambridge Handbook of Computational Psychology (By: Ron Sun)
2008
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16
The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Economic Behaviour (By: Alan Lewis)
2008
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17
The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought (By: Raymond W. Gibbs Jr.)
2008
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18
The Cambridge Handbook of Situated Cognition (By: Philip Robbins, Murat Aydede)
2008
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19
The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology (By: Philip J. Corr, Gerald Matthews)
2009
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20
The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy (By: David R. Olson, Nancy Torrance)
2009
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21
The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence (By: Robert J. Sternberg)
2010
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22
The Cambridge Handbook of Psycholinguistics (By: Michael Spivey, Ken McRae, Marc Joanisse)
2012
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23
The Cambridge Handbook of Environment in Human Development (By: Linda C. Mayes)
2012
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24
The Cambridge Handbook of Applied Perception Research (By: Robert R. Hoffman, Peter A. Hancock, Mark Scerbo, Raja Parasuraman, James L. Szalma)
2014
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25
The Cambridge Handbook of Cultural-Historical Psychology (By: Anton Yasnitsky, Rene Van Der Veer, Michel Ferrari)
2014
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26
The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Aesthetics and the Arts (By: Pablo P.L. Tinio, Jeffrey K. Smith)
2014
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27
The Cambridge Handbook of Social Representations (By: Jaan Valsiner, Gordon Sammut, Eleni Andreouli, George Gaskell)
2015
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28
The Cambridge Handbook of Meeting Science (By: Joseph A. Allen, Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock, Steven G. Rogelberg)
2015
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29
Handbook of Color Psychology (By: Anna Franklin, Andrew J. Elliot, Mark Fairchild)
2015
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30
The Cambridge Handbook of Group Interaction Analysis (By: Elisabeth Brauner, Margarete Boos, Michaela Kolbe)
2015
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31
The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice (By: Chris G. Sibley, Fiona Kate Barlow)
2016
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32
New Handbook of Mathematical Psychology: Volume 1, Foundations and Methodology (By: William H. Batchelder, Hans Colonius, Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov, Jay Myung)
2016
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33
The Cambridge Handbook of International Prevention Science (By: Moshe Israelashvili, John Romano)
2016
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34
The Cambridge Handbook of Service Learning and Community Engagement (By: Corey Dolgon, Tania D. Mitchell, Timothy K. Eatman)
2017
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35
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Personality Research (By: James C. Kaufman, Colin DeYoung, Gregory J. Feist, Roni Reiter-Palmon)
2017
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36
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity across Domains (By: John Baer, James C. Kaufman, Vlad P. Glăveanu)
2017
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37
The Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Training and Employee Development (By: Kenneth G. Brown)
2017
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38
The Cambridge Handbook of Applied Psychological Ethics (By: Mark M. Leach, Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel)
2018
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39
The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work-Family Interface (By: Kristen M. Shockley, Winny Shen, Ryan C. Johnson)
2018
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40
New Handbook of Mathematical Psychology: Volume 2, Modeling and Measurement (By: William H. Batchelder, Hans Colonius, Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov)
2018
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41
The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice: Concise Student Edition (By: Chris G. Sibley, Fiona Kate Barlow)
2018
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42
The Cambridge Handbook of Play: Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives (By: Peter K. Smith, Jaipaul L. Roopnarine)
2018
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43
The Cambridge Handbook of Instructional Feedback (By: Jeffrey K. Smith, Anastasiya A. Lipnevich)
2018
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44
The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development: Childhood and Adolescence (By: Sharon Lamb, Jen Gilbert)
2018
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45
The Cambridge Handbook of Anxiety and Related Disorders (By: Bunmi Olatunji)
2019
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46
The Cambridge Handbook of Organizational Community Engagement and Outreach (By: Joseph A. Allen, Roni Reiter-Palmon)
2019
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47
The Cambridge Handbook of Successful Aging (By: Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros, Athanase Benetos, Jean-Marie Robine)
2019
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48
The Cambridge Handbook of Cognition and Education (By: John Dunlosky, Katherine A. Rawson)
2019
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49
The Cambridge Handbook of Technology and Employee Behavior (By: Richard N. Landers)
2019
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50
The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning (By: K. Ann Renninger, Suzanne E. Hidi)
2019
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51
The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research (By: Sally A. Fincher, Anthony V. Robins)
2019
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52
The Cambridge Handbook of Wisdom (By: Valerie Tiberius, Robert J. Sternberg, Judith Glück)
2019
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53
Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (By: Carrie Llewellyn, Susan Ayers, Chris McManus, Stanton Newman, Keith J. Petrie, Tracey A. Revenson, John Weinman)
2019
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54
The Cambridge Handbook of the Intellectual History of Psychology (By: Robert J. Sternberg, Wade E. Pickren)
2019
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55
Science, Technology, and Society: New Perspectives and Directions (By: Todd L. Pittinsky)
2019
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56
The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis (By: Martin Sellbom, Julie A. Suhr, Robert F. Krueger)
2019
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57
The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior (By: Will Reader, Lance Workman, Jerome H. Barkow)
2020
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58
The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods in Clinical Psychology (By: Aidan G. C. Wright, Michael N. Hallquist)
2020
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59
The Cambridge Handbook of the Changing Nature of Work (By: Brian J. Hoffman, Mindy K. Shoss, Lauren A. Wegman)
2020
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60
The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Disorders (By: Carl W. Lejuez, Kim L. Gratz)
2020
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61
The Cambridge Handbook of the Imagination (By: Anna Abraham)
2020
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62
The Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Affect (By: Liu-Qin Yang, Russell Cropanzano, Catherine S. Daus, Vicente Martinez-Tur)
2020
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63
The Handbook of Behavior Change (By: Martin S. Hagger, Linda D. Cameron, Kyra Hamilton, Nelli Hankonen, Taru Lintunen)
2020
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64
The Cambridge Handbook of the International Psychology of Women (By: Diane F. Halpern, Fanny M. Cheung)
2020
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65
The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions (By: Steve Sussman)
2020
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66
The Cambridge Handbook of Infant Development: Brain, Behavior, and Cultural Context (By: Jeffrey J. Lockman, Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda)
2020
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67
The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Training (By: Dan Landis, Dharm P. S. Bhawuk)
2020
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68
The Cambridge Handbook of Applied School Psychology (By: Frank C. Worrell, Tammy L. Hughes, Dante D. Dixson)
2020
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69
The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Human Rights (By: Neal S. Rubin, Roseanne L. Flores)
2020
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70
The Cambridge Handbook of Animal Cognition (By: Allison B Kaufman)
2021
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71
The Cambridge Handbook of Identity (By: Michael Bamberg)
2021
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72
The Cambridge Handbook of Lifespan Development of Creativity (By: Sandra W Russ)
2021
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73
The Cambridge Handbook of Community Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Contextual Perspectives (By: Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers)
2021
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74
The Cambridge Handbook of Political Psychology (By: Chris G. Sibley, Danny Osborne)
2022
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75
The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Development (By: Olivier Houdé)
2022
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76
The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology: Volume 3, Female Sexual Adaptations (By: Todd K. Shackelford)
2022
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77
The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology: Volume 4, Controversies, Applications, and Nonhuman Primate Extensions (By: Todd K. Shackelford)
2022
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78
The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology: Volume 2, Male Sexual Adaptations (By: Todd K. Shackelford)
2022
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79
The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology: Volume 1, Foundations (By: Todd K. Shackelford)
2022
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80
The Cambridge Handbook of Dyslexia and Dyscalculia (By: Michael A Skeide)
2022
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81
The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health (By: David L. Vogel, Nathaniel G. Wade)
2022
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82
The Cambridge Handbook of Parenting (By: Amanda Sheffield Morris, Julia Mendez Smith)
2022
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83
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Emotions (By: James C. Kaufman, Zorana Ivcevic, Jessica D. Hoffmann)
2023
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84
The Cambridge Handbook of Consumer Psychology (By: Cait Lamberton, Derek D. Rucker, Stephen A. Spiller)
2023
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85
New Handbook of Mathematical Psychology: Volume 3, Perceptual and Cognitive Processes (By: Hans Colonius, Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov, F. Gregory Ashby)
2023
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86
The Cambridge Handbook of Cyber Behavior 2 Volume Hardback Set (By: Zheng Yan)
2023
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K. Anders Ericsson

K. Anders Ericsson (Karl Anders Ericsson) was born in 1947. K. Anders passed away June 17th, 2020 at 73 years old. K. Anders Ericsson was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Ericsson attended Stockholm University where he received a PhD.

K. Anders Ericsson was known as one of the most distinguished scholars in the field of psychology who studied what makes a person the best of the best at what they do.

Ericsson spent years watching chess players, musicians, doctors, and athletes, and noticed some very interesting things. He discovered that the best did not get that way due to talent but through pushing themselves, deliberate practice, and working with feedback and goals.

He found that people do not get better by repeating what they already know, but by challenging their limits and getting help from a mentor or coach who helps fix mistakes by providing advice. People in writing, medicine, sports, or music can go from average to expert through disciplined work and practice.

Ericsson is also credited with the 10,000-hour rule popularized by Malcolm Gladwell. However, Ericsson has clarified that it is not only about the hours you spend practicing but rather the quality of the practice.

He conducted research into how people remember things, including conducting experiments on a student who practiced remembering numbers. That student went from having it very easy to recall seven digits, and before long, he could recall more than a hundred due to focused training.

Anders challenged the idea that only the lucky or talented could become great. Instead, he was of the opinion that just about anyone could perform at extraordinary levels or learn more deeply through guided, thoughtful, and tough practice.

In K. Anders Ericsson's work, Protocol Analysis, he explored how to use people’s verbal reports to study their thought processes.

He looks at the limits, assumptions, and strengths of this technique, as he asks questions about the reliability of verbal reports and what mental events are not possible to explain through such reports.

It proposes an information processing model as a general theory of cognitive processes to explain how it all worked. Ericsson also discusses interpretation and reliability, even as he looks into supporting studies.

While it is more about cognitive processes, this is a model that can be used in personality research, surveys, and psychophysics.
In 1991, Ericsson published Toward a General Theory of Expertise in which he explains how studies over about two decades have improved the understanding of expertise.

From artists, chess players, writers, doctors, athletes, and musicians, he shows that expertise is a result of focused training rather than raw talent. Most experts build up a lot of specific knowledge in their field and then work on how to get beyond limits in processing speed and memory.

Covering several fields, it highlights shared traits and general methods derived from insights from leading experts in the field to show the common characteristics of expertise.

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K. Anders Ericsson: F.A.Q

When was K. Anders Ericsson Born?

K. Anders Ericsson was born in 1947.

When did K. Anders Ericsson die?

K. Anders Ericsson died on June 17th, 2020 at 73 years old.

Where was K. Anders Ericsson Born?

K. Anders Ericsson was born in Stockholm, Sweden.

What was the first book K. Anders Ericsson wrote?

The first book written by K. Anders Ericsson was Protocol Analysis, published in 1984.

What was the most recent book K. Anders Ericsson wrote?

His most recently released work was Unlocking Student Talent on December 15th, 2017.

What is the most popular book by K. Anders Ericsson?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular K. Anders Ericsson book is Peak. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Peak (7)

How many books has K. Anders Ericsson written?

K. Anders Ericsson has written 8 books. 7 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology Series.

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