Friday, August 25, 2017

Growth Mindset

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Growth Mindset
I have heard of Carol Dweck and the growth mindset before from taking Mythology and folklore last semester. She says some things about having a fixed mindset that I learned in my social psych class. She said that some students say that will cheat the next time they failed or look for someone who is worse off than they are. This is called a downward comparison. We do this as a defense mechanism when we are feeling bad about ourselves. I think that having a growth mindset is super helpful by a psychological standpoint because it not only helps you see the situation and your abilities realistically, but it also positively motivates you to not give up and try harder, or take another approach to tackle an obstacle if one isn't working.
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  1. UnknownSeptember 21, 2017 at 7:44 AM

    Mimi,

    Having a downward comparison really does rob you of having a positive attitude about school. It is so neat that you have already figured this out-- many students do not realize how unhelpful things like cheating are until later on in their college career. Using this as a defense mechanism is something a lot of students struggle with, and feeling bad about yourself (as far as schoolwork goes) is also just as common. In my own experience, I relate to your words in this post because I tend to let my grades define my happiness. Having a growth mindset during this class especially has transferred over to many other classes!

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  2. UnknownDecember 7, 2017 at 6:19 PM

    I really like reading the Growth Mindset posts because I feel like they give me better perspective on where I am right now and how much improvement I can do. I've found myself in downward comparisons before, and oftentimes I'm comparing my current struggling self to a worse past self, but not in a positive way. I often think "Oh well what I'm doing right now is terrible for me in the long run, but at least it's not how bad I was then." I think that can be just as dangerous sometimes.

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