In the article titled “Brainology: Transforming Students’ Motivation to Learn” the author Carol S. Dweck informs us about the two different types of mindsets people have about intelligence. Dweck delegates that there is two different mindsets; fixed and growth mindsets. Dweck states that fixed mindset is when someone believes that you are born with a certain amount of intelligence. On the other hand, a person with a growth mindset believes that in order to be intelligent you have to work hard for it. A person with a fixed mindset usually goes for the less challenging tasks where they are prone to succeed. The fixed mindset individuals are discouraged when they experience a mindset and feel dumb or threatened due to always having to prove
