【正文】 Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400fifth graders while she was at Columbia University. She found that kids praised for ―trying hard‖ did better on testes and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being ―smart‖. ―Praising attributes(品質(zhì) ) or abilities makes a false promise that success will e to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges, ‖ says Dweck, now at Stanford University, ―They figure they’s better quit while they’re ahead.‖ 61. The underlined words ―Praisesholic kids‖ refers to kids who are ______. A. tired of being praised B. worthy of being praised C. very proud of being praised D. extremely fond of being praised 62. The author quoted(引用 ) Dr. Dweck’s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article _____. A. betterknown B. betteranized C. more percussive D. more interesting 63. We can infer from the passage that _____. 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