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Thu, 12/27/2007 - 14:15 


A 2007 study by psychologist Carol Dweck from Stanford University shows that if you teach students that their intelligence can grow and increase, they do better in school.

This video captures a conversation between Stanford Report writer Lisa Trei and psychologist Carol Dweck about the ways in which people’s self-theories about intelligence have a profound influence on their motivation to learn.

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Listen to an interview with study author psychologist Carol Dweck on the National Public Radio website.

Check out Mindset: the New Psychology of Success, Dweck’s recent book on the topic.

If you seek to influence someone, don't waste time giving advice. You can only change what people know, not what they do.
Scot Adams , God's Debris

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