Your siblings are arguing about who will be more successful in school. your brother says that he will, because he has more natural talent and intelligence. your sister thinks that she will, because she has more grit. you decide to settle the argument by telling them the latest research finding on whether natural talent or grit is more important in predicting success. what should you tell them? intelligence is a better predictor than grit for educational attainment. grit is a better predictor than intelligence for educational attainment. grit is only important in achieving short-term, but not long-term, goals. intelligence is only important in achieving long-term, but not short-term, goals.

Letter B is the correct answer.

Grit is a better predictor than intelligence for educational attainment, because grit is the willingness of keep going and pursuing the goal despite the setbacks. So, based on latest research findings, it's possible to say that the sister in this case is more likely to be successful in college.

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even though you have attached neither the chart nor the generalizations, i have located them online. the right answer is d, since they are asking you about a generalization. you can only infer from the chart that between 2008 and 2009 the number of employed workers decreased significantly (from over 115 millions to 107 millions approximately), which signals some type of economic crisis.