Attributing a bad grade to their own lack of ability, those with a fixed mindset said that they would study less in the future, try never to take that subject again and consider cheating on future tests.

It would just require a shift in the education world's mindset ( ' , 思維模式 ).

Confronted by a setback such as a disappointing test grade, students with a growth mindset said they would study harder or try a different strategy.

Despite being unaware that there were two types of instruction, teachers reported significant motivational changes in 27% of the children in the growth mindset workshop as compared with only 9% of students in the control group.

For instance, talking about mathematical geniuses who were more or less born that way puts students in a fixed mindset, but descriptions of great mathematicians who fell in love with math and developed amazing skills produce a growth mind-set.

It would just require a shift in the education world's mindset.

When Boston College, a private research university, wanted a better feel for its potential donors, it asked the psychologist Robert Kenny to investigate the mindset of the super-rich.

Joseph has learned that a farmer has to have a certain mindset to successfully convert.