Beliefs about the malleability of attributes, also known as mindsets, have been studied for
decades in social-personality psychology and education. Here, I review the many …

Attribution theory is concerned with the perceived causes of success and failure. The main
principles of the theory are reviewed, with a focus on both antecedents and consequences …

Many topics that scientists investigate speak to people's ideological worldviews. We report
three studies—including an analysis of large-scale survey data—in which we systematically …

Why does economic inequality continue to rise despite being disfavored and harmful to
individuals and society? To better understand this inequality paradox, we advance an …

Decades of research suggest that learning styles, or the belief that people learn better when
they receive instruction in their dominant way of learning, may be one of the most pervasive …

Research on children and parents' experiences of ADHD has grown in recent years,
attracting attention to their subjective perception of ADHD as a disorder. Theoretical …

As science continues to progress, attitudes toward science seem to become ever more
polarized. Whereas some put their faith in science, others routinely reject and dismiss …

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a substantial human, social and economic toll globally,
but its impact on Black/African Americans, Latinx, and American Indian/Alaska Native …

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology continues to be one of the most sought after
and most often cited series in this field. Containing contributions of major empirical and …

Background Public perceptions of mental illness are increasingly construed in
neurobiological and genetic terms. Accumulating evidence suggests there are some …