Implicit theories

Implicit theories of ability - Relation to epistemic beliefs, motivation, and achievement in science

by Jason Chen

We investigated: (a) the associations of implicit theories and epistemological beliefs and their effects on the... more We investigated: (a) the associations of implicit theories and epistemological beliefs and their effects on the academic motivation and achievement of students in Grade 6 science and (b) the mean differences of implicit theories, epistemological beliefs, and academic motivation and achievement as a function of gen- der and race/ethnicity (N = 508). Path analysis revealed that an incremental view of ability had direct and indirect effects on adaptive motivational factors, whereas fixed entity views had direct and indirect effects on maladaptive factors. Epistemological beliefs mediated the influence of implicit theories of abil- ity on achievement goal orientations, self-efficacy, and science achievement. Results are discussed in relation to Dweck and Leggett’s (1988) social-cognitive theory with a focus on middle school science.

Educational researchers' personal explicit theories on creativity and its development: a qualitative study

by Jelena Pavlovic

co-authored with Slavica Maksic, PhD
Published in High Ability Studies, 2011

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The aim of this paper is to investigate implicit theories of educational researchers on creativity and the potential... more The aim of this paper is to investigate implicit theories of educational researchers on creativity and the potential to support creativity in schools. We used qualitative thematic analysis of material produced by 27 educational experts from Serbia. Personal explicit theories about manifestations of creativity are mainly based on qualities and behavior of a creative person, while there are notable differences in manifestations of creativity at different ages. There is a prevalent belief that the school can contribute to the development of creativity to a large extent. The paper broadens the field of investigation into implicit theories on creativity, from exploring the creative personality to a developmental dimension of creativity and to the possibilities of supporting creativity in the school setting

Organizational learning in China, Germany and Israel

by Ariane Berthoin Antal

coauthored with Meinolf Dierkes and Lutz Marz.
in: Journal of General Management, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Autumn) 1999:63-88

Why Do(n't) Your Partner's Efforts at Self-improvement Make You Happy?: An Implicit Theories Perspective

by Chin Ming Hui

Hui, C. M., Bond, M. H., & Molden, D. C. (2012). Why do(n’t) your partner’s efforts at self-improvement make you happy?: An implicit theories perspective. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 101 - 113.

People often try to improve their interpersonal skills to satisfy romantic partners. However, when and why a partner... more People often try to improve their interpersonal skills to satisfy romantic partners. However, when and why a partner appreciates these efforts is an important, but under-addressed question. The present research explored how people’s theories that interpersonal abilities are either fixed entities or can be changed incrementally affect their responses to relationship partner’s efforts at self-improvement. Study 1 validated a new measure for these theories and showed that, compared to the former entity theorists, the latter incremental theorists were less likely to attribute recalled instances of partners’ negative behaviors to dispositional causes and perceive these behaviors as fixed and stable. An experiment that induced these different implicit theories (Study 2) and a longitudinal study (Study 3) further demonstrated that perceptions of partners’ self-improvement efforts led to greater increases in relationship security and quality among incremental than among entity theorists. How implicit theories may shape the interpersonal dynamics of self-improvement is discussed.

Meaning and Motivation

by Daniel Molden

In C. Sansone & J. M. Harackiewicz (Eds.) Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: The search for optimal motivation and performance

Naive Theories of Intelligence and the Role of Processing Fluency in Perceived Comprehension

by Daniel Molden

“Meaningful” Social Inferences: Lay Theories and Inferential Processes

by Daniel Molden

Finding "Meaning" in Psychology: A Lay Theories Approach to Self-Regulation, Social Perception, and Social Development

by Daniel Molden

Self-Theories: The Construction of Free Will

by Daniel Molden

In J. Baer, J. C. Kaufman, & R. F. Baumeister (Eds.) Psychology and free will. New York: Oxford University Press

The Implicit Theories of Firesetters: A Preliminary Conceptualization (in press)

by Caoilte Ó Ciardha