I am sure it has been brought to your attention before but I recall a study that showed that students that were praised for their intelligence after doing well performed worse in the long run than students that were praised for their hard work. Essentially students in the first group learned to attribute their success to something out of their control so their ability work hard to overcome obstacles suffered as a result. The study seems to really fit in with what youre talking about.
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I am sure it has been brought to your attention before but I recall a study that showed that students that were praised for their intelligence after doing well performed worse in the long run than students that were praised for their hard work. Essentially students in the first group learned to attribute their success to something out of their control so their ability work hard to overcome obstacles suffered as a result. The study seems to really fit in with what youre talking about.
edit: found the study by carol dweck; http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/
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