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The video segments focus on research by Dr. Carol Dweck and Claudia Mueller regarding the impact of feedback on children's motivation and performance. Praising effort over intelligence was found to lead to better task persistence and performance in children. Children praised for being smart tended to avoid challenges, while those praised for effort were more likely to tackle difficult tasks. The study emphasizes the importance of feedback based on effort rather than innate intelligence to foster motivation and enhance performance in children. The crucial role of feedback in shaping behavior and performance, particularly for parents and teachers, is highlighted, as rewarding effort leads to better outcomes compared to praising intelligence, which can undermine performance over time.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses research by Dr. Carol Dweck and Claudia Mueller on how praise for intelligence can undermine children’s motivation and performance. The study involved different types of feedback: intelligence feedback (praising intelligence) and effort feedback (praising effort). The study included over a hundred children who received either intelligence or effort feedback. Results showed that children who received intelligence-based feedback tended to avoid challenging problems, while those who received effort-based feedback were more likely to persist and tackle difficult tasks. The study emphasized the importance of praising effort rather than innate intelligence in fostering motivation and performance in children.
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In this segment of the video, it discusses the impact of different types of feedback on children’s behavior and performance. Children who were praised for being smart or talented tended to choose easier tasks to maintain that praise, while those praised for their effort were more likely to choose harder challenges that allowed them to apply their effort. The study highlighted that praise and feedback can reinforce certain behavior patterns, with children becoming attached to praise. It also emphasized the importance of feedback given to children based on their effort rather than intelligence labels. Furthermore, the study showed that children rewarded for effort and consistently picking harder challenges outperformed those praised for intelligence by a significant margin. This information suggests the crucial role of feedback in shaping behavior and performance, particularly for parents and teachers dealing with children attached to their identity in specific endeavors.
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In this segment of the video, a study is discussed where children received either intelligence or effort praise after completing a set of problems. Later, when given another set of problems, children who received effort praise performed significantly better, while those who received intelligence praise performed worse. This demonstrates that effort praise improves performance, while intelligence praise decreases it. The takeaway is that rewarding effort is the best way to enhance performance, while identity labels can actually undermine performance over time.