PSYC 4030 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bes, Carl Bereiter, Functional Fixedness
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Study guide for comprehensive portion of final exam. Thinking and decision making, fall 2013, dr. martin. What is affective forecasting: affective forecasting future emotional states, implementation intention to better goal attainment. The prediction of one"s affect in the future. A self-regulatory strategy in the form of an if-then plan that can lead: a plan in which you link a situation cue with a response that will bring you closer to fulfilling your goal. Distinguish between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. Can you change a person"s mindset and if so, how: in a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities are simply fixed traits. They believe that talent alone creates success: in a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic qualities can be developed through dedication and hard work. Sacrifice important learning opportunities when they contain a risk of revealing: fixed mindset ignorance or making errors.
