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Fixed versus growth intelligence mindsets: It’s all in your head, Dweck says

Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck says that people's self-theories about intelligence have a profound influence on their motivation to learn. People who have a "fixed" theory are mainly concerned with how smart they are -- they prefer tasks they can already do well and avoid ones on which they may make mistakes and not look smart. In contrast, people who believe in a "growth" theory of intelligence want to challenge themselves to increase their abilities, even if they fail at first.

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