As the Smartest Kid in His Class,Caleb Believes That His

question 26

Multiple Choice

As the smartest kid in his class,Caleb believes that his intelligence is innate,permanent,and relatively unchangeable.His classmate Brian believes that with effort and many hours of studying,he can increase his intelligence.Which of the following statements about Caleb and Brian is accurate?

• A) Caleb has an incremental theory of intelligence; Brian has an entity theory of intelligence.
• B) Caleb has an entity theory of intelligence; Brian has an incremental theory of intelligence.
• C) Caleb is more likely than Brian to work hard at school and to seek out new learning opportunities.
• D) Caleb and Brian are not likely to behave differently from one another.

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