Growth Mindset
Definition of Intelligence (list as many functions of memory as you can!)
What is a general mental capability that includes:
– Reasoning
– Planning
– Solving problems
– Comprehending complex ideas – Learning from experience
The definition of Fixed Mindset
What is people believing their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits? They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them.
Imagine that you are a parent, and your high school senior comes home with the following grades: an A in math, a C in English, and a D in history.
I, the parent, yell at my child for doing so poorly in history, and I remind them that they will never get better at history.
The type of mindset found in this situation
What is Fixed Mindset
This person was responsive for developing the first IQ test
Who is Alfred Binet?
The definition of Growth Mindset
What is when people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point.
Psychologist who believed intelligence is largely innate; interested in tracking high IQ individuals to better educate them
Who is Lewis Terman
Your ten-year-old brother, who is obsessed with basketball and practices for 2-3 hours every day, tries out for the school team and gets cut after the first day of practice.
You respond by giving him a hug and telling him, with practice, he can improve and potentially make the team next year.
Type of mindset being demonstrated
What is Growth Mindset
The knowledge a person has already acquired and the ability to access that knowledge
What is Crystallized Intelligence?
Another name for Growth Mindset
What is Incremental Implicit Theory?
Movement that the originator of American IQ tests played a large role in... because they were a jerk.
What is Eugenics?
An example of how you might respond WITH A GROWTH MINDSET in the following scenario:
Your roommate, who seems to be struggling with mental health issues, is hesitant to seek help because he thinks that he can put more of an effort into being happy.
Something along the lines of "you are capable of improving your mental health," "I believe you when you say you can simply put more energy into being happy, AND it is wise to recognize when you need external help"
IQ formula
Mental age / Chronological age x 100
Name of person who coined the term "Growth Mindset"
Who is Carol Dweck?
Another name for Fixed Mindset
What is Entity Theory?
This motivated the person who created the first IQ test (i.e. the circumstances this person was trying to address)
What is the French education changing greatly during the end of the nineteenth century, because of a law that passed which made it mandatory for children ages six to fourteen to attend school?
the ability to see complex relationships and solve new problems
What is Fluid Intelligence?