Lecture 11 Flashcards
What % of Americans believe intelligence is fixed? malleable?
What % of East Asians believe intelligence is fixed? malleable?
Americans: 50/50 split
East Asians: 20% fixed 80% malleable
What is the impact of mindset on motivation?
effort
goals
challenge
persistance
What is the naive theory that many North American parents have about praise?
if you tell the child enough eventually they will start to believe it.
Which theories seem to suggest that praise might be good?
Self efficacy
Expectancy
Reinforcement
What did Koestner’s PHD research show?
What did Carol Dweck think about this?
That people loved and responded to ability praise.
Dweck: Looked only at short term. would the kids still perform better when things get difficult?
What % of kids who got ability praise chose a performance goal to demonstrate their intelligence?
What % of kids who got effort praise chose a performance goal?
ability praise: 60%
effort praise: 15%
what are Dweck’s 4 critical motivational factors?
- Challenge seeking
- Resilience in the face of obstacles
- Effort
- Strategies
What does Dweck’s research suggest about Ericsson’s theories?
We are much better off believing Ericsson’s theories than not
What is JUMP?
a math program designed to teach kids math that has the same philosophy as Dweck
Who is Betty Edwards?
an art teacher who teaches skills in 1 week
