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Everyone knows, or at least believes, that it is a good thing to be an expert. Experts within a given field are the ones who are respected, cited, and sought out. They can attain money as well as renown for their expertise, and some experts bask almost indefinitely in the fame and fortune their expertise brings them.
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Sternberg, R.J., Frensch, P.A. (1992). On Being an Expert: A Cost-Benefit Analysis. In: Hoffman, R.R. (eds) The Psychology of Expertise. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9733-5_11
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