Growth Mindset: Week 12

In the article “A troubling side effect of Praise” it said “After each round that the child guessed correctly, one-third of them were praised for their ability, being told, “You are so smart” by the researcher. Another third were praised for their effort or performance: “You did very well this time.” The final third—the baseline group—received no praise. After the fifth round, the researcher left the room for one minute after asking the child not to peek at the last card. A hidden camera observed whether the child cheated or not. Sixty percent of the children who were praised for ability cheated. Among children who were praised for effort, 41 percent peeked, and 40 percent of the baseline children did. Although 40 percent may seem like a high baseline, research suggests that young children lack the self-control and planning skills necessary to resist the temptation to peek”. I believe this happened because the child that was being praised wanted to stay being praised. Its like after you win so much you start to get used to it so if there was any chance of you losing that praise you would do anything to keep it. To be honest this is something I knew but unconciously only because I never really talked about it.