A Study by Perrone and Colleagues (2010) Asked High School

question 21

Multiple Choice

A study by Perrone and colleagues (2010) asked high school students who were identified as being academically talented to predict their career outcomes. What was the finding when those same students were examined between 10 and 20 years later?

• A) Students predicted with very poor accuracy the fields in which they would eventually work.
• B) Students tended to underpredict their level of occupational success.
• C) Students tended to overpredict their level of occupational success.
• D) Students' predictions were surprisingly accurate.

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