Part II: APPLICATION OF PSYCHOLOGICA THEORY / RESEARCH
Prepare written responses to each of the questions below by copying and pasting the questions and then
inserting your thorough responses below each respective question.
What current study in Psychology (within the last five years) has been conducted in the area of Mindset? For
this, you should go to the IVC Psych Articles or Ebsco database (see a librarian for help if needed). Specify your
search by specifying “peer reviewed” research articles written by professors from research universities. Also, when
you are in the Ebsco or Psych Articles database, search by title or keywords of your interest (Mindset should be one
key or title word used, but also choose another area of your interest (e.g., education or sports).
As an IVC student, you have access to the online databases that will allow for you to access full text articles online.
Please make sure that the article is written by a professor from a research university. In answering these questions, I
am looking to see that you can find current psychological research, and then relate it to the ideas expressed in the book.
Please include answers to the following questions:
- Who was the author, what is the title and date of the article that you chose (must be within 5 years
of the current date)?
- From what research university is the first author of the study?
- What was the purpose and hypotheses of the study?
- How did they test their hypothesis?
- What were the results of the study?
- In what ways are the findings of the current article consistent or inconsistent with the ideas
expressed in Dweck’s book on Mindset? Do the findings from this study serve as evidence for any of
the points made in the Mindset book?.
- What principles about mindset help you in thinking about the way you approach your goals? What
is your highest goal? In thinking about this goal, generate a plan using the principles you learned
about mindset. This would need to include a plan for moving from a fixed mindset to a growth
mindset, or maintaining your current growth mindset. What challenges might you face, and how
will you overcome them?
- What are your overall conclusions about Mindset in general, and how this may or may not apply to
your life? Do you think this is a useful construct and one in which gives useful direction and
preparation for achieving success? Why or why not.
