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?

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Rachael Parks

8 November, 21:23

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?

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Aaliyah Dixon · Answer 1

Hi!

According to Angela Duckworth, a psychologist, in an investigation from 2016, the more important factor that can predict success is a mixture of passion and persistence she calls "grit".

She says that "gritty" people achieve more success than anyone else, for example, she found that grit was the best predictor of good performance in Scripps National Spelling Bee contest.

The conclusion of her research is that success is predicted by grit, so your sister is right, having grit is a better predictor of success in school.