Aileen has done poorly on traditional IQ (analytic) tests but claims such tests should not be used for personnel selection purposes. If she based her argument on Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, her rationale might include all of the following points except
A. analytic test tasks are of little interest to the people taking them.
B. tasks on traditional IQ tests have little relationship to everyday experience.
C. analytic tests are unreliable.
D. unlike real-life problems, tasks on analytic tests are clearly defined with all necessary information presented.
Answer: C
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