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Praise for intelligence can undermine children's motivation and performance

  • Writer: Gianluca Ferremi
    Gianluca Ferremi
  • Jan 14
  • 1 min read
A person in full climbing gear sits at the top of an extremely tall snowy mountain looking across the clouds below.

Praise for ability is commonly considered to have beneficial effects on motivation. Contrary to this popular belief, six studies demonstrated that praise for intelligence had more negative consequences for students' achievement motivation than praise for effort.



 
 
 

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