Question

Question 9

Instructions
Read the question carefully and select the best answer.
Which meaning of futile most closely matches its meaning in the following excerpt?
Mind-set can affect the quality and longevity of personal relationships as well, through people's willingness-or unwillingness-to deal with
difficulties. Those with a fixed mind-set are less likely than those with a growth mind-set to broach problems in their relationships and to try to
solve them, according to a 2006 study I conducted with psychologist Lara Kammrath, now at Wake Forest University. After all, if you think that
human personality traits are more or less fixed, relationship repair seems largely futile. Individuals who believe people can change and grow,
however, are more confident that confronting concerns in their relationships will lead to resolutions.
A adjective I ineffective
B. adjective I stagnant
C. adjective I growth
D. adjective I unimportant

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The meaning of "futile" that most closely matches its use in the excerpt is "ineffective," as it refers to the belief that attempting to repair relationships is pointless or ineffective if one believes that human personality traits are fixed and unchangeable.

Answer 2

Answer: ineffective

Step-by-step explanation: