Iqtidorli bolalarda tanqidiy fikrlash 7 yoshdan boshlab kuchayib, 10 yoshga kelib murakkab muammolarni tahlil qilish va 3 ta variantni taklif qilish qobiliyatini namoyon qiladi, bu esa ularning Kaliforniya shtatidagi o'qituvchilar tomonidan o'tkazilgan tadqiqotlar natijalari bilan tasdiqlangan. Gifted children demonstrate higher-order thinking skills, scoring above 80% on standardized tests assessing critical thinking in areas such as deductive reasoning and problem-solving, as evidenced by a 2018 study conducted in the United Kingdom, exceeding the average scores of their peers