According to mindset theory, students who believe their personal characteristics can change—
that is, those who hold a growth mindset—will achieve more than students who believe their …

A growth mindset is the belief that human capacities are not fixed but can be developed over
time, and mindset research examines the power of such beliefs to influence human …

Political violence is rising in the United States, with Republicans and Democrats divided
along racial and ethnic lines that spurred massive bloodshed and democratic collapse …

Long-standing social problems such as poor achievement, personal and intergroup conflict,
bad health, and unhappiness can seem like permanent features of the social landscape. We …

One of the fastest growing areas within psychology is the field of emotion regulation.
However, enthusiasm for this topic continues to outstrip conceptual clarity, and there …

Placebo effects are beneficial effects that are attributable to the brain–mind responses to the
context in which a treatment is delivered rather than to the specific actions of the drug. They …

The field of emotion regulation has now come of age. However, enthusiasm for the topic
continues to outstrip conceptual clarity. In this article, I review the state of the field. I do this …

Debates about human nature often revolve around what is built in. However, the hallmark of
human nature is how much of a person's identity is not built in; rather, it is humans' great …

Mindsets—or implicit theories—are the beliefs people have about the nature of human
characteristics. This article applies mindset theory and research to the field of consumer …

My career has been devoted to understanding the nature, workings, and development of
children's motivation. Starting with research on motivation in animals, I went on to study the …