Carol Dweck
My work bridges developmental psychology, social psychology, and personality psychology, and examines the self-conceptions people use to structure the self and guide their behavior. My research looks at the origins of these self-conceptions, their role in motivation and self-regulation, and their impact on achievement and interpersonal processes.
I teach courses in Personality and Social Development as well as Motivation.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Motivation, Goal Setting
- Person Perception
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Self and Identity
- Social Cognition
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The Power of Believing That You Can Improve (TEDx talk)
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10:25 The Power of Believing That You Can Improve (TEDx talk)
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9:38 Developing a Growth Mindset
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47:26 The Growth Mindset (Talks at Google)
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3:07 The Growth Mindset (Khan Academy interview)
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3:26 The Effect of Praise on Mindsets
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14:30 Teaching a Growth Mindset
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40:08 On Perfectionism
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26:32 Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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21:21 How to Help Every Child Fulfill Their Potential
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1:01:43 Mindsets, Achievement, and Well-Being in Adolescents
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8:17 Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Brainwaves Video Anthology)
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27:26 Individual and Organizational Mindset
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5:43 Psychological Intervention: Growth Mindset
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49:19 Leading Students Toward Contribution to Society
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Books:
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Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success. New York: Random House.
- Linked image: Book Cover of "Mindset"
- Dweck, C. S. (1999). Self-theories: Their role in motivation, personality and development. Philadelphia: Psychology Press.
- Elliot, A. J., Dweck, C. S., & Yeager, D. S. (Eds.). (2017). Handbook of competence and motivation: Theory and application (2nd ed.). New York: The Guilford Press.
- Heckhausen, J., & Dweck, C. S. (Eds.). (1998). Motivation and self-regulation across the life span. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Journal Articles:
- Burhans, K., & Dweck, C. S. (1995). Helplessness in early childhood: The role of contingent worth. Child Development, 66, 1719-1738.
- Dweck, C. S., Chiu, C., & Hong, Y. (1995). Implicit theories and their role in judgments and reactions: A world from two perspectives. Psychological Inquiry, 6, 267-285.
- Dweck, C. S., & Leggett, E. L. (1988). A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality. Psychological Review, 95, 256-273.
- Grant, H., & Dweck, C. S. (2003). Clarifying achievement goals and their impact. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 541-553.
- Levy, S., Plaks, J., Chiu, C., Hong, Y., & Dweck, C. S. (2001). Static versus dynamic theories and the perception of groups: Different routes to different destinations. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 5, 156-168.
- Levy, S., Stroessner, S., & Dweck, C. S. (1998). Stereotype formation and endorsement: The role of implicit theories. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 1421-1436.
- Molden, D. C., & Dweck, C. S. (2006). Finding “meaning” in psychology: A lay theories approach to self-regulation, social perception, and social development. American Psychologist, 61, 192-203.
- Mueller, C. M., & Dweck, C. S. (1998). Intelligence praise can undermine motivation and performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 33-52.
- Plaks, J. E, Grant, H., & Dweck, C. S. (2005). Violations of implicit theories and the sense of prediction and control: Implications for motivated person perception. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 245-262.
- Plaks, J., Stroessner, S., Dweck, C. S., & Sherman, J. (2001). Person theories and attention allocation: Preference for stereotypic vs. counterstereotypic information. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 876-893.
Other Publications:
- Dweck, C. S. (2002). Beliefs that make smart people dumb. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Why smart people do stupid things. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Carol Dweck
Department of Psychology
Jordan Hall, Building 420
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305
United States of America
- Phone: (650) 725-2421
- Fax: (650) 725-5699