In a search for tools to support students change towards growth mindsets, interventions were implemented by 17 teachers and their 512 in 21 classes 10 different secondary schools. The consisted of classroom material explaining the theory neuroplasticity mindset students, specific teaching methods, student activities. Data collected through questionnaire interviews with teachers, lesson observat...

This study intends to analyze the nexus between university support and an entrepreneurial mindset. also analyzes mediating role of entrepreneurship education in this relationship. The research subjects are Public Islamic higher (PTKIN) students who have participated programs. data were collected using online questionnaire. number respondents was 297 students. Entrepreneurship mindset dependent ...

Growing evidence from online credibility research reveals that online users rely on heuristic processes to evaluate the credibility of online information. The current paper, which is based on the construal level theory (CLT), proposes that congruency between the psychological distance of a stimulus and the way it is mentally construed can act as a heuristic for believability. According to CLT, ...

As the United States becomes increasingly diverse, interracial contact will become considerably less rare. Much research has suggested that interracial interactions are often stressful and uncomfortable for both Whites and racial minorities. Bringing together several bodies of research, the present article outlines a motivational perspective on the dynamics of intergroup contact. To this end, w...

How does one decide on the perfect gift? We look at an important tradeoff between desirability and feasibility in gift giving using construal level theory as a framework. We propose that givers construe gifts abstractly, and therefore choose gifts high on desirability attributes over gifts high on feasibility attributes. Support for these propositions emerges in studies examining giver and rece...