Sternberg defines successful intelligence as using one's abilities skillfully to achieve one's personal goals. Which of the following is NOT an ability that people use to achieve personal goals?

a. analytic ability c. contextual ability
b. practical ability d. creative ability


c

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. ?approach-avoidance b. ?avoidance-avoidance c. ?avoidance-approach d. ?approach-approach

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What did Freud notice regarding free association by patients with hysteria?

a. The closer patients got to the source of their problems, the more reluctant they were to free associate. b. Hypnosis is far superior to the “talking cure” for producing relief of symptoms. c. Even with practice, most patients refuse to free associate because they believe they cannot do it well. d. Although free association is effective with women, it is not effective with men because they are less in touch with their feelings.

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