PSYC 2013 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mindset
Document Summary
Mindsets change what people strive for and what they see as success. They change the definition, significance, and impact of failure. Question 1 and 2 are the fixed-mindset questions. Questions 3 and 4 reflect the growth mindset. You can have beliefs about other abilities. Questions 1 & 3 are fixed-mindset questions. Questions 2 & 4 reflect the growth mindset. Intelligence mindset comes into play in situations that involve personal qualities- like how dependable, caring, etc. you are. The fixed mindset makes you concerned with how you will be judged: someone who has stepped into a fixed mindset are always trying to prove themselves and are supersensitive about being wrong and making mistakes. Someone with a fixed mindset would study less for the next test: people with fixed mindset try to repair their self-esteem after a failure by assigning blame or making excuses.
