English Explanatory Dictionary

fixed mindset

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The belief that one's own intelligence or psychological capabilities are stagnant or unchanging, as opposed to being able to be developed and enhanced through the learning process.

Word forms

fixed mindset fixed mindsets

Etymology

Coined by Carol Dweck.

Related words

limiting belief
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