Your Siblings Are Arguing About Who Will Be More Successful

question 57

Multiple Choice

Your siblings are arguing about who will be more successful in school.Your brother says that he will,because he has more natural talent and intelligence.Your sister thinks that she
Will,because she has more grit.You decide to settle the argument by telling them the latest
Research finding on whether natural talent or grit is more important in predicting success.
What should you tell them?

• A) Intelligence is a better predictor than grit for educational attainment.
• B) Grit is only important in achieving short-term,but not long-term,goals.
• C) Intelligence is only important in achieving long-term,but not short-term,goals.
• D) Grit is a better predictor than intelligence for educational attainment.

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Definitions:

Physical Attractiveness

How much a person's physical appearance is deemed attractive or handsome by societal standards.

Partners

Individuals or entities that share common interests and responsibilities in achieving a particular goal or undertaking a task together.

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The tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing others' actions to their personality.

Defensive Attributions

Psychological strategies employed by individuals to deflect blame or rationalize failures, often by attributing causality to external factors.