Mindsets Flashcards
What is a mindset?
Cognitive framework of attention, decision making and cognition
Mindsets are a product of…
socialisation
Who did the study on praise in children for growth/fixed mindset?
Mueller & Dweck (1998)
Who said mindsets can be trained?
Blackwell et al. (2007)
What is said about achievement
Fixed are likely not to try difficult challenges
What is a promotion mindset?
Trying to attain something we don’t already have
What is a prevention mindset
trying to prevent failing and preserve what you already have.
What is a deliberate mindset?
more open-mindedness and seek information for a goal
What is an implemental mindset?
goal striving, no alternative to the goal
Who said that an implemental mindset is faster goal-directed behaviour?
Posl (1994)
Who said that an implemental mindset has greated persistance
Brandstratter & Frank (2002)
What cognitive theory can explain when beliefs differ from behaviour?
cognitive dissonanceW
Who came up with mindset theory?
Carol Dweck
What is an entity theory?
attributions are fixed
What is an incremental theory?
attributions can develop and change