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Direct linkTorsney, Benjamin M.; Korstange, Ryan; Symonds, Jennifer E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
The current study investigated whether a brief refutation text intervention could change college students' misconceptions about the malleability of their intelligence and abilities. Students from a 2-year college and a 4-year university in a large urban city in the Northeastern United States participated in experimental and control conditions. A…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Ability, Intelligence, Cognitive Structures
