Fixed mindsets predict stronger stereotyping and trait inferences, with experimental evidence of a causal role¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? People endorsing a fixed mindset made stronger stereotypical judgments of ethnic and occupational groups and more extreme trait judgments of new groups, and manipulated mindsets suggested a causal role. → Dweck 2019 q3 i? A fixed mindset was associated with heightened attention to stereotype-consistent information (Plaks et al., 2001, four studies). → Dweck 2019 (2)

Evidence¶

Dweck 2019¶

Dweck, C. S., & Yeager, D. S. (2019). Mindsets: A View From Two Eras. Perspectives on Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691618804166

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Five studies by Levy, Stroessner, and Dweck (1998) on domain-general mindsets and group stereotyping; the article reports fixed-mindset endorsers "made stronger stereotypical judgments of ethnic and occupational groups". No effect sizes are printed in the quoted text.

"Five studies by Levy, Stroessner, and Dweck (1998) showed the ability of mindsets to predict differences in stereotyping of groups. People endorsing more of a fixed mindset made stronger stereotypical judgments of ethnic and occupational groups and formed more extreme trait judgments of new groups."

Dweck 2019 (2)¶

Dweck, C. S., & Yeager, D. S. (2019). Mindsets: A View From Two Eras. Perspectives on Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691618804166

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Four studies by Plaks, Stroessner, Dweck, and Sherman (2001) on attention to stereotype-consistent versus conflicting information; a fixed mindset, measured or manipulated, was "associated with heightened attention to information that was consistent with and supportive of existing stereotypes". No effect sizes are printed.

"Four studies by Plaks, Stroessner, Dweck, and Sherman (2001) showed that mindsets predicted altered attention to information that supported or conflicted with stereotypes; a fixed mindset (whether measured or manipulated) was associated with heightened attention to information that was consistent with and supportive of existing stereotypes."

Discussion¶

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