Hong et al Implicit Theories, Attributions, and Coping: A Meaning System Approach Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1999, Vol. 77, No. 3, 588-599"Attributions have been widely recognized as mediators of adaptive and maladaptive behavior patterns in the face of setbacks." I.e. what you believe to be true about the way your brain works impacts whether your response to a situation is helpful. (what you believe is what you achieve! Sorta.)
Structure: sort people by whether they are inclined to incremental (intelligence can be learned) vs entity (intelligence is largely fixed) theory, and whether they made effort (try harder next time) or ability (guess you're not really smart after all) attributions, compare their response to difference stimuli: puzzles or offers of remedial help in their English language skills.
Findings: Your beliefs about human potential tend to impact your ultimate achievement levels.
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