Tag: mindset theory

Mindset theory in jeopardy after 2 new studies

A few months ago, I identified a problem with mindset theory studies in the post-replication crisis era. Apparently, mindset interventions only work if Carol Dweck is a co-author on the study. That is not an indicator of a strong, enduring psychological phenomenon. Two more studies have been published in the past few months that do…

The one variable that makes growth mindset interventions work

Jan 3, 2020Russell T. WarneCarol S. Dweck, educational psychology, fixed mindset, growth mindset, In the Know: Debunking 35 Myths About Human Intelligence, intelligence, mindset theory, replication crisis

Do you believe that how hard you work to learn something is more important than how smart you are? Do you think that intelligence is not set in stone, but that you can make yourself much smarter? If so, congratulations! You have a growth mindset. Proposed by Stanford psychologist Carol S. Dweck, mindset theory states…