Posted by adi on May 25, 2010 in
Work You might think that the distinction isn’t that important, but new research suggests otherwise.
In a study of children, those that were praised for their hard work did significantly better on difficult tasks than those praised for their intelligence.
Some have suggested that our beliefs about intelligence, ie that it is in-built and fixed, then influence how much effort we put into a task.
So are you intelligent, or hard working?
Posted by adi on May 12, 2010 in
Work I’ve often wondered if people look for a variety of opinions on a topic and then form their own opinion based upon this research, or whether they have their mind made up already and then look for opinion that supports this.
It’s been particularly pertinent around election time as people of various political persuasions debate with one another. I wonder how many floating voters there actually are, and how many are stuck in their ways?
Anyway, it’s on this subject that I discovered an interesting study into this topic, revealing that people tend to discount scientific research that goes against their existing belief.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123328312/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
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