Transcript Carol Dweck - Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality and Development, Psychology Press, 1999 Self-Theories: Entity(Fixed) v Incremental(Growth) I don’t like challenge I don’t.

Carol Dweck - Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality and Development,
Psychology Press, 1999
Self-Theories: Entity(Fixed) v Incremental(Growth)
I don’t like challenge
I don’t want to risk
looking stupid
I am vulnerable
I believe that
intelligence is fixed
I was born bright/not
very bright
Entity
I tend to conform
to the low
aspirations of my
peers
(Fixed)
I react to failure
by switching off
and avoiding the
issues
I like easy
performance goals
and being told I’ve
done well
About 40% of US students hold an entity theory of ability
Easy praise is not the answer - it makes the situation worse
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