Implicit Theories of Interest: Finding Your Passion or Developing It?

People are often told to find their passion, as though passions and interests are preformed and must simply be discovered. This idea, however, has hidden motivational implications. Five studies examined implicit theories of interest—the idea that personal interests are relatively fixed (fixed theory...

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Main Authors: Dweck, C.S (Author), O’Keefe, P.A (Author), Walton, G.M (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications Inc. 2018
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