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Carol S. Dweck

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born

October 17, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www-psych.stanford.edu/~dweck/

genre

Psychology, Health, Mind & Body, Motivational

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Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success. She is particularly known for her work on how self-theories (or mindsets) affect learning. She has held professorships at Columbia and Harvard Universities, has lectured all over the world, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her scholarly book Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development was named Book of the Year by the World Education Federation. Her work has been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times,...more

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Books by Carol S. Dweck

Average rating: 3.97 · 1,882 ratings · 410 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Mindset: The New Psychology of Success 3.98 avg rating — 1,826 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development 4.06 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Change Your Mindset Change Your Life 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Handbook of Competence and Motivation by Carol S. Dweck (Editor), Andrew J. Elliot (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Selbstbildwie Unser Denken Erfolge Oder Niederlagen Bewirkt by Carol S. Dweck, Jürgen Neubauer (Übersetzer) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:
	Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals by Heidi Grant Halvorson, Carol S. Dweck 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Personal Politics: The Psychology of Making It by Ellen Langer, Carol S. Dweck 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions	My rating: