Module 1 Flashcards
Nico stacks blocks really high! His dad, Steve, praises Nico by saying “Nico, you are such a smart kid!” This type of praise is more likely to lead to Nico:
adopting a fixed mindset
Yuthika, a psychology Professor, recently restructured all her courses to facilitate mastery learning. New research suggests that her students are more likely to experience:
greater course performance
Which of the following might someone with a growth mindset NOT attribute failure to?
their own lack of ability
For people with growth mindsets, mistakes are seen as:
opportunities to learn
Adopting a growth mindset about intelligence:
can help overcome structural challenges
Fixed mindset reflects the belief that intelligence is modifiable through increased
this is a trick question – fixed mindset does not reflect the idea that intelligence is modifiable
People with growth mindsets about intelligence experience activation …..in their brain, indicating …
greater, attention to mistakes
To foster a growth mindset in children, Carol Dweck mentioned we should
“praise children wisely” by praising the process. Which of the following did she NOT recommend to praise?
Intelligence
People with a growth mindset tend to…. Challenges
Embrace
In Carol Dweck’s Ted Talk, she talked about the power of the word:
Yet
What’s a good example of a forn)of praise to foster an incremental mindset?
“You worked so hard on this project”
What kind of goals do people with a fixed mindset tend to set?
performance goals
Which of the following might someone with a growth mindset NOT attribute failure to?
their own lack of ability
People who come from a lower income decile background are more likely to achieve similar grades as those who come from a higher income decile background when:
they adopt a growth mindset
Entity theory or fixed mindset reflects the assumption that attributes are:
Stable
