Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development 0th Edition

Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology) 0th Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Carol S. Dweck Page ID: 0863775705

Review

Based on extensive research with children and young adults, this book examines adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows how these patterns originate in people’s self theories; their consequences for one’s achievment, social relationships, and emotional well-being; thier consequences for society; and the experiences that create these cognitive-motivational patterns. — Resources in Education
What we have here is no ordinary scholarly psychology volume. Ever so rarely, we are offered a psychology book that is so beautifully written, lucidly organized, and elegant in its description of ideas… I see many uses for this wonderful volume. Instead of having to put together a rather large stack of reprints to introduce students to her groundbreaking work, I now can refer them to something far better — the author’s view of how her work has developed over the years. — Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
[This book] describes pathbreaking research in a style that is accessible to many audiences. It calls into question some of the most widely-held beliefs . . . about effective practices for maximizing children’s self-confidence and learning. — Deborah Stipek, UCLA
The book is central to basic issues in social, personality, and developmental psychology. Indeed, it is like a guided tour through the scenic terrain of Carol’s fascinating program of research. The writing is lively and engaging and the organization is unusually clear. The examples are well-chosen and intuitively compelling; they are easy to relate to our own lives and to the people that we know. — Diane N. Ruble, New York University
[This book] is simply among the best book in psychology I’ve read during the past year or two. It’s superb. . . I could hardly put [it] down. — Robert J. Sternberg , Yale University
The book is central to basic issues in social, personality, and developmental psychology. Indeed, it is like a guided tour through the scenic terrain of Carol’s fascinating program of research. The writing is lively and engaging and the organization is unusually clear. The examples are well-chosen and intuitively compelling; they are easy to relate to our own lives and to the people that we know. — Diane N. Ruble, New York University
[T]his is an important book addressing fundamental problems of enduring interest. [W]e think Self-Theories should be read by anyone with a serious interest in children’s motivation, academic achievement or social development. — Human Development
This book does a great deal to undo the damage done by psychology books which have emphasised the importance of intelligence and of fixed stages which pupils and students cannot move out of, or work beyond… The contents of this delightful affirming book should be known to every teacher and every pupil, and most of all to every teacher trainer. — David Turner, University of Glamorgan. — Book Review

–This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Series: Essays in Social PsychologyHardcover: 212 pagesPublisher: Psychology Press (April 1, 1999)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0863775705ISBN-13: 978-0863775703 Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds Best Sellers Rank: #4,797,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #858 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Experimental Psychology #1329 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Physiological Aspects #1630 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Physiological Aspects
Carol Dweck’s SELF-THEORIES is a work in the tradition of cognitive psychology. It is the academic counterpart to MINDSETS — a later work intended for a more general readership, in which she applies her conceptual innovations to a broader range of domains: business, interpersonal relationships, etc. I’ve read both. In Self-Theories Dweck’s target are academic or educational contexts in which she argues that the difference in academic performance can plausibly be explained by distinguishing between two conceptions of ability, the entity theory and the incremental theory. According to the **entity theory**, the abilities you possess are of a fixed quantity (for all time) and therefore unalterable; which is to say your abilities cannot really be altered or changed; they are not really responsive to EFFORT. On the **incremental view**, abilities you possess are not FIXED and ARE RESPONSIVE TO EFFORT over time.

Dweck’s book yields genuine insights which are psychologically-actionable. One huge payoff, which Dweck points out frequently, is that in voluntarily adopting an incremental view of ability, you put yourself in a position to be FAR less vulnerable to self-blame, helplessness patterns, and self-despair in the event of failure, which can futher undermine your ability to execute your abilities. People of a more perfectionistic turn of mind have MUCH to gain by adopting a incremental spin on ability for the reasons just mentioned. "An ability is only as good as its execution."–Bandura.

Dwecke’s an exceptionally lucid writer, and even her more academic work, "Self-Theories" is not written in academese but in language so clear and informal, you almost begin to wonder whether this is a professor in psychology at Columbia University.
From my perspective, "Self-Theories," is incredible. Fascinating, absolutely fascinating! I guarantee that if you are not familiar with Dr Carol Dweck’s work you will have the equivalent of an epiphany when you read this. It is hard to believe that these theories have escaped popular culture and remained hidden.

Carol Dweck would deny it, but she is a genius. The proof of her theories are borne out in these pages. The light-bulb part is that when you read them; it’s a real "Ah-Ha!" moment. It is something that we see glimpses of in ourselves but precious few have truly understood. Things become clearer and clearer with each chapter.

The crux of it is that there are people, children and adults, which have an attitude of mastery or growth mindset. These people shrug off failures, mistakes and difficulty with subjects and work at incremental growth. They develop their abilities. The rest of us, have this belief in their abilities and an attitude that if you are gifted then things will come naturally. These people have a tendency to dislike effort, struggles and incremental growth because they see it as a weakness. For the growth mindset people they see the big picture and develop new strategies to overcome.

It is similar to the two different schools of economic theory; either you believe that economies are STATIC and there is only so much wealth to go around and so legislate to equalize wealth; or you believe economies are DYNAMIC and grow, therefore increIDg wealth through successful strategies and encourage risk and experimentation. The static would be equivalent to ability or scarcity mindset and the dynamic would be equivalent to the mastery or growth mindset.

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