OCR GCSE Psychology - Development - Blackwell

What was the aim of Blackwell's study?

• To investigate the impact of mindset on maths achievement

• To investigate at what age children develop the skill of conservation

• To investigate the impact of personality on delinquency

• To investigate how role models can lead to criminal behaviour

What was the procedure of Blackwell's study 1?

• Correlation: students were given a questionnaire about motivation and then taught about growth mindset

• Experiment: students were given a questionnaire about motivation and then taught about growth mindset

• Correlation: students were given a questionnaire about motivation and maths tests at two time points

• Experiment: students were given a questionnaire about motivation and maths tests at two time points

What was the procedure of Blackwell's study 2?

• Correlation: students were given a questionnaire about motivation and then some were taught about growth mindset

• Experiment: students were given a questionnaire about motivation and then some were taught about growth mindset

• Correlation: students were given a questionnaire about motivation and maths tests at two time points

• Experiment: students were given a questionnaire about motivation and maths tests at two time points

Which students in Blackwell's first study showed most progress?

• Students with a growth mindset

• Students with a fixed mindset

• Students with a dysfunctional mindset

• Students with a positive mindset

What impact did the classes about growth mindset have on students in Blackwell's second study?

• Better achievement

• Better progress

• Worse achievement

• Worse progress

How was Blackwell's sample biased?

• All schools in New York

• All schools in Switzerland

• All schools in Australia

• All schools in Glasgow

How significant was the effect of the growth mindset classes on progress?

• no effect

• not significant

• significant and large

• significant but relatively small

How was Blackwell's study reductionist?

• Only focussed on mindsets

• Only focussed on learning styles

• Only focussed on biological factors

• Only focussed on personality