Key insights

• 🌱 Growth mindset emphasizes the idea of improving malleable abilities
• 💭 Prompts self-reflection on strengths, weaknesses, and external feedback influence
• ❓ Encourages questioning the origins of feedback regarding one's abilities
• 👩‍🔬 Dr. Carol Dweck's research illustrates the impact of identity-linked feedback on performance
• 📈 Feedback based on effort is more beneficial than intelligence-based feedback
• 🔍 Early feedback shapes core beliefs and influences what is perceived as possible
• 👧👦 Praise and feedback significantly influence children's behavior and choices
• 📚 Shifting narrative towards effort-related stories can lead to intelligence improvement

Q&A

• Can intelligence be improved, and how does effort play a role in it?

  Intelligence, once believed to be fixed, can be improved through neuroplasticity and dedicated effort. Shifting from performance narratives to effort-related narratives can lead to improvement in all forms of intelligence.

• How effective is effort praise compared to intelligence praise?

  Effort praise, although rare, is highly effective in everyday settings, unlike intelligence praise which can lead to misrepresentation of performance. Children who receive intelligence praise tend to lie about their performance, unlike those who receive effort praise.

• What is the impact of praise and labels on children's performance?

  Praise for effort leads to improved performance and willingness to take on more challenges, while intelligence praise leads to reduced performance and a tendency to take on fewer challenges. Labels and praise significantly affect children's persistence and performance.

• How does feedback influence children's behavior?

  The type of feedback children receive, such as intelligence-based or effort-based feedback, influences their choices in learning. Intelligence-based feedback leads children to prefer easier tasks for praise, while effort-based feedback leads them to prefer more challenging tasks to continue demonstrating effort.

• How does feedback affect performance according to Dr. D's research?

  Dr. D's research indicates that feedback based on effort is more beneficial than feedback based on intelligence. Early feedback can shape core beliefs about what is possible in a given endeavor.

• What is the concept of growth mindset?

  The growth mindset emphasizes the idea that abilities are not fixed and can be improved through effort and learning. It promotes self-reflection on strengths, weaknesses, and external influences.

• 00:07 🤔 Growth mindset emphasizes that abilities are malleable, prompting self-reflection on strengths, weaknesses, and external influences. Dr. D's research explores the impact of identity-linked feedback on performance.
• 02:56 Feedback based on effort is more beneficial than feedback based on intelligence. Early feedback can shape our core beliefs about what is possible for us in a given endeavor. Dr. Carol Dweck's research study shows that praise for intelligence can undermine motivation and performance, while effort feedback has a more positive impact.
• 05:56 Children's behavior is influenced by the type of feedback they receive, with intelligence-based feedback leading to a preference for easier tasks to maintain praise, while effort-based feedback leads to a preference for more challenging tasks to continue demonstrating effort. Praise and feedback shape behavior, and it's important for parents and teachers to provide feedback carefully.
• 08:52 Praise and labels have a significant impact on performance and persistence, with effort praise leading to improved performance and willingness to take on more challenges, while intelligence praise leads to reduced performance and a tendency to take on fewer challenges.
• 11:58 Praise for effort is rare but effective, while intelligence praise can lead to misrepresentation of performance. Children who receive intelligence praise tend to lie about their performance, unlike those who receive effort praise.
• 14:57 Intelligence was once believed to be fixed, but now neuroplasticity shows it can be improved. Feedback and effort play a big role in improving intelligence. Shifting from performance narratives to effort-related narratives can lead to improvement.