Carol Dweck (1946-) is an American professor of psychology at Stanford University. Her work focuses on how a person’s motivation and self-conception impacts his or her achievement (Dweck, 2017).¹

Dweck is known for her research on growth mindset, “the idea that we can grow our brain’s capacity to learn and to solve problems” (Dweck, 2014).²

Additional Resources:

• Growth vs. Fixed Mindset
• What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
• The Power of Believing That You Can Improve (Dweck TED Talk)
• Dweck’s official biography and academic credentials/achievements
• Mindset Works

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1. Dweck, C. (2017). https://profiles.stanford.edu/carol-dweck
2. Dweck, C. (2014 ) Carol Dweck: The power of believing that you can improve. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve