In an earlier post, we explored the difference between fixed and growth mindsets. Amazingly, the kind of praise provided to individuals can have a dramatic effect on which mindset they embrace. The psychologist Carol Dweck writes about an experiment in which adolescents were given a difficult non-verbal IQ test. Some of the kids were praised… Continue Reading
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Fixed and Growth Mindsets
Do you think that your ability is relatively fixed, or do you believe that you can improve your ability no matter where it is currently? Is success about proving that you are skilled, or about learning a new skill? If you picked the first answer, you are exemplifying the fixed mindset: the belief that skills,… Continue Reading