Dweck, in Her Article on Self-Theories of Intelligence, Restates the Results

question 5

Multiple Choice

Dweck, in her article on self-theories of intelligence, restates the results of Rosenthal and Jacobson's (1968) study in which teachers were thought to influence students' classroom performance if they thought the students were smart. However, Dweck argues this study is often misunderstood because:

• A) teachers were told the hypothesis of the experiment.
• B) teachers were told the students were less intelligent that the school average.
• C) the students were evaluated by an experimenter rather than the teacher.
• D) teachers were given a "malleable" theory of the students' intelligence.

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Economic Profit

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Market Equilibrium

The condition where the quantity of a good or service demanded equals the quantity supplied, resulting in no incentive for price to change.

Output Level

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