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Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology)

Paperback • 2000 • English

Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology)

By Carol Dweck

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About the book

This innovative text sheds light on how people work -- why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. The author presents her groundbreaking research on adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows: * How these patterns originate in people's self-theories * Their consequences for the person -- for achievement, social relationships, and emotional well-being * Their consequences for society, from issues of human p...Show more

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9781841690247

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology)

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Paperback

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