The book is central to basic issues in social, personality, and developmental psychology . . . The writing is lively and engaging and the organization is unusually clear . . . This outstanding text is a must-read for researchers in social psychology, child development, and education, and is appropriate for both graduate and senior undergraduate students in these areas. Four beliefs and four truths about ability, success, praise, and confidence. Stuedents' theories about their intelligence foster their achievement goals.
Theories of intelligence create high and low effort.
Theories and goals predict self-esteem loss and depressive reactions. Why confidence and success are not enough. Impact on social coping. Belief in the potential to change. Hoding and forming stereotypes.