Despite the Links Between IQ and Academic Achievement and Occupational

question 84

Multiple Choice

Despite the links between IQ and academic achievement and occupational success,it is important to keep in mind that many other factors contribute to success in school and work.Which one of the following is not mentioned in your text as a factor that contributes to success in school and work?

• A)Motivation to succeed
• B)Physical and mental health
• C)Number of people in one's family
• D)Social skills

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Definitions:

Altered State

A condition in which an individual's mental state is significantly different from normal, often induced by factors such as meditation, drugs, or hypnosis.

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions (beliefs, attitudes, or values).

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship as a way to uncover unconscious thoughts or feelings.

Meditation

A practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.