Again it was found that intellectual ability was a poor predictor of success in living, and that other personality attributes, such as ego strength and demonstrations of early practical competence were far better predictors. ... The results uniformly suggest that various kinds of practical knowledge and abilities, such as the ability to get along with others and tacit knowledge about what is expected, are often far more important for success than intellectual ability as measured by IQ tests (see also Cantor & Kihlstrom, 1987, for an analysis of this issue from a social-cognitive perspective). ...

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