Why Psychology Matters To College Students Mindset Mindset

Why Psychology Matters To College Students Mindset

Mindset Attitude – A positive or negative evaluation of people, objects, events, activities, or ideas. https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Attitude_(psychology)#Definitions

Mindset Fixed (“Entity”) Mindset Growth (“incremental”) Mindset View of Intelligence is set by genes and early environment. It cannot be changed with practice / effort. Intelligence is highly malleable, and depends on persistence and attitude. Examples “My math (or language, etc. ) skills will improve as I practice. ” “I’m not a good at foreign languages. ” “I’m a language person, not a math person. ” Response to Failures reveal fundamentally unchangeable limitations. Failures point directly to where learning and growth are possible. Response Toward Challenging Tasks “Challenging tasks are desirable because they generate failures that inform me how to improve. Challenges make me smarter. ” “Challenging tasks should be avoided because they reveal my limitations, which can’t be changed. ” Fixed & Growth Mindset Wiki - https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Mindset#Fixed_and_growth

Research on Mindset • Carol Dweck – https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Carol_Dweck • Dweck, C. S. (2012). Mindsets and human nature: Promoting change in the Middle East, the schoolyard, the racial divide, and willpower. – American Psychologist, 67(8), 614 -622. doi: 10. 1037/a 0029783 – https: //www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pubmed/23163438 – http: //psycnet. apa. org/fulltext/2012 -30216 -007. html • Generalizability – The extent to which a finding applies across diverse settings or populations.