Re: IQ versus effort
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Well, I don't see the point here.
The kids who were told they are intelligent and fail the harder test, have their intelligent image to lose.
The "working hard"-kids, still can fail at the harder test, but they would have made an effort still.
They've got nothing to lose by taking the harder test.
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Yes, exactly. But that's the point. See tagtastic's post, and limon's comments when a couple of these threads came up (I can think anacardo had one and also JaredL had one in El Diablo Forum). The only way you are going to accomplish or learn anything is by exposing yourself to harder challenges.
When kids are raised to think they are so smart, they may start giving up on challenging tasks, because they can only lose.
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