Author Question: You have a student who has a growth mindset. He scores poorly on one of your tests. Based on this ... (Read 73 times)

torybrooks · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

You have a student who has a growth mindset. He scores poorly on one of your tests. Based on this information, which of the following is most likely?

a. He will avoid challenging tasks in the future to protect his self-esteem.
b. He will develop a sense of learned helplessness.
c. He will view his lack of success as lack of effort and will try harder in the future.
d. He will consciously avoid trying, so he can attribute lack of success to lack of effort rather than lack of ability.

Question 2

Of the following, which is the best description of a growth mindset?

a. The belief that intelligence is essentially fixed and stable over time
b. The belief that intelligence is unstable and can be increased with effort
c. The belief that intelligence is composed of several factors as opposed to being a single trait
d. The belief that intelligence depends primarily on heredity rather than the environment