As growth mindset interventions increase in scope and popularity, scientists and
policymakers are asking: Are these interventions effective? To answer this question …

In the past decade, behavioural science has gained influence in policymaking but suffered a
crisis of confidence in the replicability of its findings. Here, we describe a nascent …

The growth mindset is the belief that intellectual ability can be developed. This article seeks
to answer recent questions about growth mindset, such as: Does a growth mindset predict …

An influential line of thinking in behavioral science, to which the two authors have long
subscribed, is that many of society's most pressing problems can be addressed cheaply and …

According to mindset theory, students who believe their personal characteristics can change—
that is, those who hold a growth mindset—will achieve more than students who believe their …

Researchers commonly interpret effect sizes by applying benchmarks proposed by Jacob
Cohen over a half century ago. However, effects that are small by Cohen's standards are …

Large language models (LLMs), such as OpenAI's GPT-4, Google's Bard or Meta's LLaMa,
have created unprecedented opportunities for analysing and generating language data on a …

We draw on genetics research to argue that complex psychological phenomena are most
likely determined by a multitude of causes and that any individual cause is likely to have …

This paper synthesizes what economists have learned about human capital since Becker
(1962) into four stylized facts. First, human capital explains at least one-third of the variation …

A growth-mindset intervention teaches the belief that intellectual abilities can be developed.
Where does the intervention work best? Prior research examined school-level moderators …