Psychology 3442F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mindset, Carol Dweck, New York City Department Of Education

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3442F/G
• Professor: Emily Ansari

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Note: the deadline for the final paper will likely be stretched a few days. Some looked for someone who did worse so they could feel good about themselves. The control group learned memory strategies (not focused on helping them to understand the concept behind growth mindset) The experimental group really only differs in that they learn that if you apply yourself, you make your brain grow and that fixed labels are harmful: effects of intervention: The groups were tested at 3 different times (an elbow design) At time 1 and time 2 (pre-intervention) they were matched, but the experimental group had incremental math grades at time 3 and the control group showed declines. These findings are significant because it is difficult to demonstrate transfer effects in brain training (and they have been able to demonstrate this in thousands of students) Study: the far-reaching effects of believing people can change implicit. Theories of personality shape stress, health, and achievement during.