Mindset

Question 1

What are the 2 types of mindsets?

Answer 1

Fixed and growth

Question 2

What is a fixed mindset?

Answer 2

Encompasses the belief that performance is due to the amount of talent or ability that an individual possesses

Question 3

What is a growth mindset?

Answer 3

Encompasses the belief that performance is the result of practice and hard work rather than talent

Question 4

What research did Dweck conduct for her mindset theory?

Answer 4

• She sampled 330 students (aged 11-12) and used a questionnaire to split them into 2 groups
• One group who believed intelligence is most important for success (fixed), and one group who believed that intelligence can be developed with effort (growth)
• She then gave each group 12 tasks, 8 easy and 4 more difficult
• Students in both groups completed the first 8 tasks with ease
• Studies showed that the fixed group gave up quickly with the 4 difficult tasks, but the growth group persevered and had a higher rate of success

Question 5

What did Dweck’s theory prove?

Answer 5

This experiment shows that performance is not soley due to intelligence

Question 6

What is 10,000 hours?

Answer 6

It is a view that suggests to achieve excellence, you must accumulate 10,000 hours of practice

Based on a study of a violinist, who began playing at 5 years old, and by the age of 20 had reached elite level after practicing for 10,000 hours

Question 7

What is learned helplessness?

Answer 7

An attitude that is characterised by an individual saying ‘I am no good at this activity and never will be’, caused by a fixed mindset