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A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing
good work. He may believe that he is not capable of accomplishing something even though there is no reason for it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make use of the most of his mental abilities, or he may accept another
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would be futile. He won’t go at a job (尽全力工作) with the confidence necessary for success, and he won't work hard, even though he may think he is doing so.
Alfred Adler, a famous psychiatrist (精神病医生) , had an experience that illustrates this. When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic (算术) . His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she tho
Alfred succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He rejected the idea that he couldn’t do arithmetic and was determined to show others that he could. His anger and his newly found confidence stimulated him to be at arithmetic problems wi
A.unnecessary
B.useless
C.unimportant
D.aimless

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