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Carol Susan Dweck (born October 17, 1946) is an American psychologist. She holds the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professorship of Psychology at Stanford University. Dweck is known for her work on motivation and mindset. She was on the faculty at the University of Illinois, Harvard, and Columbia before joining the Stanford University faculty in 2004.
Carol Dweck is a pioneering researcher in the field of motivation, why people succeed (or don't) and how to foster success.
Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet?
Ph.D., Yale University, Psychology (1972) B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University, Psychology (1967) Carol Dweck is part of Stanford Profiles, official site for faculty, postdocs, students and staff information (Expertise, Bio, Research, Publications, and more).
Jan 18, 2019 · With the book Mindset, which was published in 2006 ( Dweck, 2006 ), I took the next step in the choice to make a difference. Writing this book and hearing so many people’s reactions to it—to the idea that human potential could be developed—further crystalized my life’s mission.
Carol Dweck, Ph.D. Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University Dr. Dweck’s research has demonstrated the critical role of mindsets in achievement and has led to successful interventions to foster learning.
Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Education. My work bridges developmental psychology, social psychology, and personality psychology, and examines the self-conceptions people use to structure the self and guide their behavior.
