Liam Does Not Have as High an IQ as His

question 40

Multiple Choice

Liam does not have as high an IQ as his twin brother,but Liam persists at his tasks and has confidence that he will be able to solve life's problems.According to research,we can predict

• A)will not be as successful as his intellectually brighter twin.
• B)Liam may be quite a high achiever because he has adaptive motivational patterns.
• C)Liam will probably give up easily and thus end up being a low achiever.
• D)None of these choices are correct.

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