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fixed mindset

fixed mindset noun: the belief that one's own intelligence or psychological capabilities are stagnant or unchanging, as opposed to being able to be developed and enhanced through the learning process.

Noun

fixed mindset (plural fixed mindsets)

  1. The belief that one's own intelligence or psychological capabilities are stagnant or unchanging, as opposed to being able to be developed and enhanced through the learning process.

Forms of fixed mindset

pluralfixed mindsets

Origin of fixed mindset

Coined by Carol Dweck.

Questions about fixed mindset

What does fixed mindset mean?
Fixed mindset means the belief that one's own intelligence or psychological capabilities are stagnant or unchanging, as opposed to being able to be developed and enhanced through the learning process.
What part of speech is fixed mindset?
Fixed mindset is a noun.
What is the plural of fixed mindset?
The plural of fixed mindset is fixed mindsets.

Words near fixed mindset in the dictionary

  1. fixed idea
  2. fixed ideas
  3. fixed income
  4. fixed incomes
  5. fixed limit
  6. fixed mindset
  7. fixed mindsets
  8. fixed odds
  9. fixed oil
  10. fixed oils
  11. fixed on

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