Lewis Terman's Colleague, Melita Oden, Continued to Study Terman's Gifted

question 153

Multiple Choice

Lewis Terman's colleague, Melita Oden, continued to study Terman's gifted children after they had reached adulthood. Oden compared the 100 most successful men (the A group) with the 100 least successful men (the C group) . What did Oden find?

• A)The Cs were less healthy, had higher rates of alcoholism, and were more likely to be divorced than the As.
• B)Although the Cs had less professional success, they were more likely to be happily married.
• C)Because the As were workaholics, they tended to have higher rates of alcoholism and stress-related illnesses than the Cs.
• D)The As were "creative" geniuses but the Cs were not.

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