Module 3: Growth Mindset Flashcards
What is the difference between a Growth and fixed mindset?
A fixed mindset believes one’s abilities and aptitudes are set and there is no way to change them a growth mindset understands that any new skill can be learned with enough time and practice.
How can a fixed mindset negatively impact your life?
It limits your potential. If you believe your aptitudes are set, there is no reason to try to improve. Fear of failure can keep you from discovering new things that you might enjoy learn from.
What happened in the experiment where teachers praise some of their students for effort and others for ability?
Praising ability pushed kids into a fixed mindset, and they no longer wanted to attempt new challenges. Praising efforts promoted a growth mindset where kids sought out new challenges. They viewed failure as an indicator they could improve instead of confirming they were inadequate.
Describe what happened in dweck’s study with children and jigsaw puzzles.
Kids with a fixed mindset repeated easy puzzles that they knew they could succeed at, whereas kids with a growth mindset did not want to revisit easy puzzles they had already done before, and chose the harder puzzles to learn something new.
How do People with a growth mindset view failure?
Failure is a learning opportunity, not a judgment of intrinsic skill.
Why do people with a fixed mindset think effort is a bad thing?
If you try something new and fail it means you weren’t naturally good enough. If you were good enough, you wouldn’t have to try hard to succeed.
What happens when you hide your imperfections?
You never get a chance to overcome them if you never acknowledge them.
Why should you use the phrase “not yet” when you struggle with learning something new or mastering a new task?
It shows that you understand that you are not at the level you want to be, at but you know with hard work and time you will be
When developing a growth mindset, how do you approach goal setting?
Accomplishing one goal enables you to set a new goal to Aspire to. Instead of resting on the laurels, of past successes, you set even Higher Goals and strive to achieve them.
What are the characteristics of a fixed mindset?
They believe people are born with a fixed amount of ability or talent. They prefer tasks they can already do well. They are threatened by new challenges and avoid them or quit. They will reject new learning if it means not failing.
What are the characteristics of a growth mindset?
They believe intelligence is like a muscle,, the more you use it the stronger it gets. They expect challenges, work hard, learn from mistakes, change course if needed, and keep going despite setbacks.
What is the definition of neural plasticity.
The ability of your brain to use new experiences to reuse old neural networks and create new ones.
