Carol Dweck

American psychologist known for her theory of mindset, which refers to the beliefs that people have about their own abilities and potential. She distinguished between two types of mindsets: fixed mindset and growth mindset. People with a fixed mindset believe that their intelligence and talents are fixed and cannot be changed, while people with a growth mindset believe that their intelligence and talents can be developed through effort and learning. She showed that mindset affects various aspects of human behavior, such as motivation, achievement, self-regulation, and resilience.