OCR GCSE Psychology - Development - Learning theories

The terms "growth mindset" and "fixed mindset" were coined by which psychologist.

• Piaget

• Dweck

• Burner

• Gardner

What best describes a growth mindset?

• Intelligence is concrete

• If your parents are bad at math, then you will be bad at it too

• "I am not good with fractions, but if I study more and practice, I can get better"

• Study habits cannot be changed

What best describes a fixed mindset?

• Intelligence is fluid

• Intelligence can be changed

• If you are bad at math, you can work on it and become better

• If you are bad at science, you will always be bad at science

if you believe that intelligence can be developed to any level by anyone with sufficient effort under typical circumstances then you have a

• fixed mindset

• deluded mindset

• positive mindset

• Growth Mindset

Dweck says that students should be praised for...

• their intelligence

• their success

• their appearance

• their effort

someone who prefers to deal with information by hearing it has a(n)

• auditory style of learning

• visual style of learning

• kinaesthetic style of learning

• quick style of learning

Willingham suggested that ___ is more important than learning styles

• Visual representation

• Meaning

• Drilling

• Auditory representation

What negative impact can praising effort have for students?

• Makes them feel as though they aren't good at something

• Develops a fixed mindset

• Develops a growth mindset

• Makes them feel as though they haven't tried hard

Where have critics suggested Dweck's theory places blame for failure?

• Parents

• Schools

• Students

• Society

Identify one form of knowledge that might benefit from drilling

• Essay writing

• Understanding of psychological theory

• Times tables

• Problem solving