COMM 153 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Collective Ownership, Decision-Making, Protestant Work Ethic
25 Oct 2017
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Students who believe or are taught that intellectual abilities can be developed tend to show higher achievement across challenging school transitions along with greater school transitions rates. Article explores implicit theories about the malleability of human characteristics and how it impacts academic social resilience. Good outcomes in spite of serious threats to adaptation or development. Any behavioral, attributional, or emotional response that is positive and beneficial for development. Not only the presence of social and academic adversity that determines a persons outcomes but also a persons interpretations of those adversities. Core assumptions about the malleability of persons qualities. Often called na ve or lay theories cause the refer to a persons common sense. Article focuses on implicit theories on intelligence and personality. Value of effort, help and strategies higher. Response to challenges tends to give up. Change in grades due to adversity drops or remains low. Value of effort, help, strategies lower. Response to challenges works harder and smarter.
