{"669082":{"#nid":"669082","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Maybe There\u0027s No Magic to the Mindset","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne of the most popular pop psychology concepts to take hold in recent years is that of the \u201cgrowth mindset.\u201d The belief that you can improve your mental powers (grow your brain) can be a powerful tool in helping you actually achieve the success you desire. The converse mindset, or \u201cfixed,\u201d keeps you tied so heavily to the idea that you need to perform well that you\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/gb\/basics\/fear\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en-GB\u0022 title=\u0022Psychology Today looks at fear\u0022\u003Efear\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;doing anything that could jeopardize a favorable outcome. But what if your mindset doesn\u2019t really matter? What if the idea is just an oversimplification, as so many pop psychology concepts are? \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/englelab.gatech.edu\/alex\u0022\u003EAlexander Burgoyne\u003C\/a\u003E, postdoctoral researcher in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E, co-authored \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36326645\/\u0022\u003Eresearch\u003C\/a\u003E on 63 studies of growth mindsets showing that there was \u0022no support for meaningful changes in motivation and behavior.\u0022 Also, many of the studies showed inadequate study design, reporting flaws, and bias.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne of the most popular pop psychology concepts to take hold in recent years is that of the \u201cgrowth mindset.\u201d The belief that you can improve your mental powers (grow your brain) can be a powerful tool in helping you actually achieve the success you desire. The converse mindset, or \u201cfixed,\u201d keeps you tied so heavily to the idea that you need to perform well that you\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/gb\/basics\/fear\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en-GB\u0022 title=\u0022Psychology Today looks at fear\u0022\u003Efear\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;doing anything that could jeopardize a favorable outcome. But what if your mindset doesn\u2019t really matter? What if the idea is just an oversimplification, as so many pop psychology concepts are? \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/englelab.gatech.edu\/alex\u0022\u003EAlexander Burgoyne\u003C\/a\u003E, postdoctoral researcher in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E, co-authored \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36326645\/\u0022\u003Eresearch\u003C\/a\u003E on 63 studies of growth mindsets showing that there was \u0022no support for meaningful changes in motivation and behavior.\u0022 Also, many of the studies showed inadequate study design, reporting flaws, and bias.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-08-21 17:49:06","changed_gmt":"2023-08-21 17:49:06","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Psychology Today ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/gb\/blog\/fulfillment-at-any-age\/202308\/maybe-theres-no-magic-to-the-mindset","dateline":{"date":"2023-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"167710","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"192976","name":"Alexander Burgoyne"},{"id":"191614","name":"growth mindset"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}