If this is so, why are people with high intellectual ability not able to use their ability more effectively for solving everyday problems in living? ... Examples abound of people with high intellectual ability who live their lives very foolishly and of people of ordinary intelligence who live their lives very well. ... It was the observation of just such reactions that stimulated our interest in the issue of "why smart people think dumb." ... One cannot help but be impressed, when observing students in such a situation, with the degree to which some otherwise bright people lead their lives in ...

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