# Carol Dweck ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2026-02-04 Carol Dweck.jpg|400]] Carol Dweck (b. 1946) is a psychologist whose research on [[Growth Mindset]] vs fixed mindset transformed education and [[Self-Improvement]]. Her book *Mindset* (2006) argues that believing abilities can develop (growth mindset) leads to greater achievement than believing abilities are fixed. Students praised for effort outperform those praised for intelligence. Dweck's work shows that mindset affects how people respond to failure: growth mindset sees it as learning opportunity; fixed mindset sees it as proof of inadequacy. Her research has been widely applied in education, though some replication studies show smaller effects than originally claimed (part of psychology's [[Replication Crisis]]). ## Key Contributions | Contribution | Significance | |--------------|--------------| | Growth vs fixed mindset | How beliefs affect achievement | | Praise research | Effort praise > ability praise | | *Mindset* (2006) | Popular science bestseller | ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Carol Dweck]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/book AND [[Carol Dweck]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Related - [[Growth Mindset]] - [[Self-Improvement]] - [[Angela Duckworth]] ## References - Dweck, Carol. *Mindset* (2006) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Dweck