Implicit Theories and Their Role in Judgments and Reactions: A World From Two Perspectives

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 267-285

  Dweck, Carol S ^a   Chiu, Chi yue ^a,b   Hong, Ying yi ^a,c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 11944263622     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: 15327965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327965pli0604_1     Document Type: Article

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