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 …

Drawing on both classic and current approaches, I propose a theory that integrates
motivation, personality, and development within one framework, using a common set of …

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 …

Can social–psychological theory provide insight into the extreme racial disparities in school
disciplinary action in the United States? Disciplinary problems carry enormous …

Organizations invest nearly $8 billion annually in diversity training, but questions have
arisen about whether training actually reduces biased attitudes, changes behavior, and …

Forming conceptually-rich social categories helps people to navigate the complex social
world by allowing them to reason about the likely thoughts, beliefs, actions, and interactions …

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 …

Reducing stigma is crucial for facilitating recovery from psychological problems. Viewing
these problems biomedically may reduce the tendency to blame affected persons, but critics …

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 …

One of the most important questions people ask themselves when they enter a new setting is
“Do I belong here?” This is not a simple question. It involves two parties,“I” and “here,” and …