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In reading Dweck’s research involving the two basic mindsets that shape our lives, I believe I fall into the fixed mindset majority of the time. One example of this is academically. If I were to do poorly on a test, I would only care about what my grade was instead of learning what I did wrong. In the article, she conduct a test with adolescents regarding both mindsets. She found that the effort-praised kids enjoyed working on more challenging problems as opposed to the ability-praised kids. I…

When coping with failure the author explains two different mindsets. Firstly, the “Fixed Mindset”, this is a way of thinking that is carved in stone. With a fixed mindset you are either smart or not and your qualities and capabilities are carved in stone. Also, this mindset believes that a certain amount of intelligence, a certain amount of personality, and a certain moral character are inherent. Likewise with a fixed mindset, every situation calls for a confirmation of your intelligence,…

important to understand the difference between a mindset that is fixed and one that is continuously growing. A fixed mindset allows the mind to settle for one’s first nature, it allows for no room to grow and sticks to what is initially given or shown. To those with a fixed mindset believe that we can achieve a certain thing in that moment or that it is not possible. While attending my previous school I often found myself being caught up in a fixed mindset. I was surrounded by many girls that…

even be the difference between giving up and succeeding beyond expectation. It’s all your choice, and there are ways to change the way you think, you just have to take the first step and recognize they way your brain was taught to access things. A Fixed and Growth mindset are the two different mindsets that we choose to have. Each mindset shapes the way we approach life and its obstacles. “Mindset:…

Fixed and Growth Mindsets as They Relate to Leadership This paper will discuss concepts from Mindset, the psychology of success by Carol Dweck as it relates to nursing practice. In addition to Mindset, I will take into account the works of Julia Haager and Shaunna Smith addressing how they have a pivotal role in both nursing and my own personal practice. I will conclude the paper disclosing how reading the book and understanding its core concepts have aided in my own personal growth and…

across everyday. Persuasion happens very easily based off the simple fact that as human beings we are not logical in any decisions we make. There are seven things that trigger persuasion and they are called fixed action patterns or behavior. In this paper I will discuss three of the seven fixed action patterns of behavior by giving a brief description and telling a story that better explains how the theory works and how it has been applied in my everyday life. The three theories I will explain…

around 20-30 inventories for each month. The $781.87 is resulting from the second quarter inventory in the production budget again, and the standard material cost per unit. Moreover, fixed overhead is assumed to be 94%, since all of the fixed costs like advertising, insurance, salaries etc. will continue to remain fixed. These fees take on a noteworthy amount of overhead. The variable costs are lower since utilities are essentially one of the only variable costs DelaSol has aside from material…

However, the large drop in PalmKid’s contribution margin per unit combined with a decrease in the actual number of PalmPro units sold as well as a drop in the actual contribution margin per unit below budget, led to the total contribution margin being much lower than budgeted. Other factors could be discussed here––for example, it seems that the PalmKid did not achieve much success with a three digit price point––selling price was budgeted at $149 but dropped to $102. At the same time,…

which is(are) the marginal costing and the absorption costing, the net profit difference will be reconciled between these two methods after the income statement is complete. Marginal and absorption costing are two different approaches to dealing with fixed manufacturing overheads and whether or not they are included in valuing inventory. The marginal cost is the total variable cost of the product, it consists of direct labour hours, direct materials and direct expenses, therefore when the…

profit on the flanges. Alternatively, At Fred’s price of $8.25 per flange: |Revenue |$8.25 |× |5,000 |= | $41,250 | |Variable costs |$3.00 |× |5,000 |= | 15,000 | |Fixed costs | | | | | 30,000 | |Operating Loss | | | | | $ (3,750)…