Sports
According to Dweck, which is more important to long-term success in Sports: talent or hard work/learning?
Hard work/learning.
According to Dweck, which business leader is more successful: the humble type who asks questions or the type who is very confident and believes their own talents?
The humble type
What type of praise leads to a fixed mindset according to Dweck?
praise about intelligence/natural abilities
"When I was a young researcher, just starting out, something happened that changed my life. I was obsessed by how people grappled with failure and I decided to study it by watching how students grapple with hard problems" (X as cited in Dweck, 2016, p.3)
Carol Dweck
Which famous inventor does Dweck say that we wrongly believe worked alone in his/her lab?
Thomas Edison
Which boxer had poor technique and talent, but was able to succeed by practicing and learning?
Muhammad Ali
What was an example of fixed mindset CEO/Boss that Dweck gives?
Lee Iacocca, Albert Dunlap, Ken Lay, and Jeffrey Skilling
If a child fails at something, what does Dweck recommend that a parent tell him or her?
That they need to continue to work hard, practice, and improve their skills. (They might not have deserved to win)
"If Henry [Ford] was king, then I was the crown prince. I was his majesty's special protegee (X as cited in Dweck, 2016, p. 114)."
Lee Iacocca
What does Dweck say that she is very bad at doing in Chapter 3?
Drawing/art work.
What is the skill that athletes learn after playing, watching, and reviewing hundreds of hours of their sport?
Sports IQ
Dweck mentions several growth-mindset CEO's. What was one of their names?
Jack Welch, Lou Gerstner, Anne Mulcahy
What was the story of Philip, his father, and the nails?
A boy spilled nails on the floor. He said that he was clumsy. His father said that's not what you say. You say that the nails spilled. I'll pick them up.
"Your research has radically changed the way I work with students. I am seeing positive results from different use of language to give feedback to young people [who bully]." Next year our whole school is embarking on an initiative to build student feedback based on growth feedback (X as cited in Dweck, 2016, p.173)."
Stan Davis
What was Bobby Knight's holy grail?
a basketball game with no mistakes
Bobby Knight is the example of a fixed mindset basketball coach that Dweck gives. She also gives us the examples of two growth minded coaches. What is one of their names?
Pat Summitt or John Wooden
What is the name of the type of CEO who attacks his/her employees to feel more confident about him/herself?
Brutal Boss
Dweck gives the name of different teachers who challenged students who other teachers had given up on with high standards. Please name one
Marva Collins, Rafe Esquith, Jaime Escalante
"I'm not going to give up on you. I am not going to let you give up on yourself. If you sit there leaning against the wall all day, you are going to end up leaning on something or someone all of your life. And all that brilliance bottled up inside you will go to waste. (X as cited in Dweck, 2016, p.203)
Marva Collins
What principle does Dweck explain with the example of President Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs (a failed invasion of Cuba)?
Groupthink
Who was the baseball player who had amazing physical talents but was unable to succeed due to his fixed mindset?
Billy Bean
What did Kray and Haselhunh study?
Mindset and Negotiation
What is one of the misunderstandings that leads to a false growth mindset?
Growth mindset is only about effort, not finding the best way to results.
Growth mindset is calling whatever you like about yourself a growth mindset.
Telling a child that they can do anything.
"There is no such thing as a natural-born pilot. Whatever my aptitude or talents, becoming a proficient pilot was hard work, really a lifetime's experience... (X as cited in Dweck, 2016, p.32)
Chuck Yeager
What are the steps of the journey that Dweck describes to go from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset?
1) Embrace your fixed mindset
2) Become aware of your fixed mindset triggers (find out what causes you to have a fixed mindset) by giving it a persona/personality
3) Give your fixed mindset persona a name.
4) Learn to stay in a growth mindset despite the triggers (by educating your fixed mindset persona)
5) Learn more and help others on their journey.