The human psyche is equipped with the capacity to solve similar problems in different ways. Social psychologists describe the different, complementary mental states that enable a person to reach a given end as mindsets. Mindset theories rest on the assumption that people can and do switch mindsets and that doing so requires a drastic change in perspective. Given the importance of being able to ...

Abstract. A growth mindset is a belief that personal characteristics, specifically intellectual ability, are malleable and can be developed by investing time effort. Numerous studies have investigated the associations between academic achievement, large intervention programs been established to train adolescents develop stronger mindset. However, methodological research on adequacy of measures ...

Prominent articles from Computer create an interesting portrait of how engineers think and approach problems. A revealing example comes two early that explained the new phenomenon social networking to IEEE Society members. The engineering mindset is not well understood. Engineers are regularly mocked as being out touch with greater society, even though society relies on their very skills for vi...

Two largely separate bodies of empirical research have shown that academic achievement is influenced by structural factors, such as socioeconomic background, and psychological factors, such as students' beliefs about their abilities. In this research, we use a nationwide sample of high school students from Chile to investigate how these factors interact on a systemic level. Confirming prior res...

Whether these are the most critical factors affecting the future of hospital success remains open for discussion. What is not debatable is the fact that the train has left the station. Those who get on board could survive. Those who choose to wait for clearer weather are far more likely to become casualties in the competitive battles that lie ahead. Health care leaders are caught within a class...