Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Most accessible introduction to Dweck's research on fixed and growth mindsets.
Author guide
Carol S. Dweck Books in Order
Carol S. Dweck is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her research focuses on motivation, achievement goals, self-theories, implicit theories of intelligence, and the role of mindsets in learning and development. She is the author of Self-Theories and Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, and a co-editor of major scholarly volumes on motivation and self-regulation.
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Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development
Best scholarly starting point for her foundational theory of motivation, personality, and development.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Edited works (2)
- Motivation and Self-Regulation Across the Life Span
edited-book · 1998
- Handbook of Competence and Motivation
edited-book · 2005
Other (2)
- Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development
book · 1999
This innovative text sheds light on how people work -- why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. The author presents her groundbreaking research on adaptive and…
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
book · 2006
Frequently asked questions about Carol S. Dweck
Who is Carol S. Dweck?
Carol S. Dweck is a psychologist and Stanford University professor whose research examines self-conceptions, motivation, self-regulation, and achievement across developmental, social, and personality psychology.
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Where did Carol S. Dweck study and teach?
She earned a psychology B.A. from Barnard College in 1967 and a psychology Ph.D. from Yale University in 1972. Her academic appointments have included the University of Illinois, Harvard University, Columbia University, and Stanford University.
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What shaped Carol S. Dweck’s research?
Her research developed from early studies of learned helplessness and how people interpret success and failure. She later connected those ideas to beliefs about ability, achievement goals, persistence, and growth-oriented responses to difficulty.
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What awards has Carol S. Dweck received?
Among her honors are the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, the APS James McKeen Cattell Lifetime Achievement Award, the inaugural Yidan Prize for Education Research, and the APS William James Fellow Award.
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Why is Carol S. Dweck’s work influential?
Her growth-mindset research made beliefs about whether abilities can develop central to discussions of learning, motivation, and educational achievement. Her later work also emphasizes that supportive classroom and institutional contexts help such beliefs produce lasting effects.
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