Growth Vs Fixed Mindset Intro

What are the characteristics of a fixed mindset?

• Believing abilities are malleable and can be developed.

• Viewing criticism as feedback for improvement.

• Avoiding challenges and giving up easily.

• Being inspired by the success of others.

How do individuals with a growth mindset typically view effort and failure?

• Effort is pointless, and failure confirms limitations.

• Effort leads to improvement, and failure is part of the learning process.

• Effort is only for those who lack natural talent, and failure is a personal attack.

• Effort is a threat, and failure should be avoided at all costs.

How do educators apply Dweck's principles in schools to foster a growth mindset?

• By labeling students as smart or talented to boost their confidence.

• By encouraging students to focus on effort, strategies, and persistence.

• By emphasizing performance goals over learning goals.

• By teaching students to avoid challenges where they might fail.

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What does brain plasticity research suggest about abilities and learning?

• Abilities are fixed and cannot be changed after a certain age.

• Effort and learning lead to the creation of new neural connections.

• The brain's capacity to learn is predetermined and unchangeable.

• Practice only reinforces existing neural pathways, not new ones.

Which strategy is recommended for shifting towards a growth mindset?

• Ignoring challenges and focusing only on easy tasks.

• Using "yet" thinking to acknowledge current limitations while implying future improvement.

• Setting performance goals to prove one's worth.

• Viewing setbacks as definitive proof of inability.