r/BeAmazed 1d ago

Science Learned Helplessness

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u/humptheedumpthy 1d ago

Amazing experiment. 

There is another piece of research I saw that showed that some of the best performing students outperform others NOT because they are smarter but because they are more persistent owing to an inherent belief that they SHOULD be able to figure it out. 

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u/Street_Roof_7915 1d ago

It’s the idea that intelligence is static versus something that can be developed and strengthened. There is an official name but I am very tired.

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u/Suspiciously_Average 1d ago

Fixed mindset vs growth mindset?