Paul is a gifted pianist. he was always highly motivated to learn and become an artist of consummate skill. according to his mother, paul always showed an intense and obsessive interest in learning the instrument. he was always self-motivated and never needed to be "pushed" by his parents. what characteristic, as described by ellen winner, of gifted children is paul exhibiting?

The correct answer is a passion to master.

Gifted individuals or individuals who are highly intelligent and excel in an areas or number of areas express a characteristic known as a passion to master. A passion to master something involves an intense and almost obsessive passion and time dedicated to a skill in order to perfect it and excel in it. Paul, who's a gifted pianist is expressing a passion to master as displayed by his intense and obsessive interest in learning the piano, his self-motivation and never needing to be "pushed" by his parents.