PSYC 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Dispositional Attribution, Rogue Trader
16 Apr 2016
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It has to do with whether they think traits are fixed or malleable. Implicit beliefs about intelligence impact approach to challenging tasks. If they believe that intelligence is unchangeable, then they avoid academic challenges. If they believe that intelligence is malleable (increased through effort and persistence), then they tend to seek out challenging tasks. Entity view of intelligence: traits/attributes are fixed (intelligence is something you"re born with that doesn"t change), it"s ascribed. Incremental view of intelligence: attributes are malleable (can be acquired), we have learning goals and we seek opportunities to learn more. Entity view: if intelligence is fixed, weight should be given to the first few performances of intelligence rather than the performance over time. Incremental view: looks at intelligence over time, inferring higher ability if the temporal trend goes up over time. To test this: took 215 students in grades 8 and 9. She situationaly manipulated whether the students would take an entity view or incremental view.
