This episode is part of The Psychology Podcast's "Best of Series", where we highlight some of the most exciting, enthralling, and enlightening episodes from our archives. Today it’s a real honor to have Carol Dweck on the podcast. Dr. Dweck is a leading researcher in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford. Her research examines the role of mindsets in personal achievement and organizational effectiveness. Dr. Dweck has also held professorships at Columbia and Harvard Universities, has lectured to education, business, and sports groups around the world, has addressed the United Nations, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences, and has won 12 lifetime achievement awards for her research. Her best-selling book Mindset has been widely influential and has been translated into over 25 languages. Website: https://profiles.stanford.edu/carol-dweck Topics 01:40 Incremental vs. entity beliefs 06:22 Fixed vs. growth mindset 11:01 Mindset interventions 18:47 National Study of Learning Mindsets 32:33 The role of peers and teachers 38:44 Growth mindset and other outcomes in life 45:51 Giftedness exists 48:38 Praising effort and intelligence 50:45 How a fixed mindset can sometimes lead to increased performance 52:50 Cross-cultural differences in mindsets 57:19 Criticisms of the growth mindset 1:03:14 “Mindset is not a miracle maker” 1:06:24 Further studies on the growth mindset Subscribe to The Psychology Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/psychology-podcast-dr.-scott/id942777522 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-psychology-podcast-with-scott-barry-kaufman/the-psychology-podcast-with-dr-scott-barry-kaufman?refid=stpr See past episodes and join in the Discussion: https://scottbarrykaufman.com/podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepsychologypodcast?ref=br_tf Twitter: https://twitter.com/psychpodcast #ThePsychologyPodcast