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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"implicit theories"”.
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Implicit Theories of Leader-Follower Relationships
… encountered on a daily basis, individuals employ implicit theories, which are knowledge structures or cognitive frameworks that encompass information about the stability or malleability of the nature of a thing. Implicit theories provide individuals with a relatively stable, grounded framework of …
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Implicit Theories of Weight Management: A Social Cognitive Approach to Motivation
… investigate, individuals also develop intuitive theories about such human characteristics as intelligence, personality, and athletic ability. These theories, unlike scientist's theories, are not explicitly articulated or documented, and so they are termed implicit theories. Implicit theories, in …
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Beginning preschool teachers' implicit theories: What they think behind their action
… they think. It is believed that teachers hold implicit theories in their thinking in practice, which are not explicitly articulated in speech or writings, but can be elicited.
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The Effect of Gender and Implicit Theories of Math Ability on Math Interest and Achievement
… explored the relationships between students’ implicit theories of math ability, math interest, and math achievement. Potential grade level differences in math trait beliefs were also investigated. Study participants consisted of a total of 1802 students from six elementary schools that …
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The Effects of Gender and Implicit Theories on Science Achievement and Interest in Elementary-Aged Students
… relationship between student grade<br />level, implicit views of science ability, science achievement and science interest.<br />Differences by grade level were also explored. The study also considered the differences in male and female implicit theories of science ability, science interest, and …
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Rating Leadership Potential From Above: The Effects of Implicit Theories on Supervisors' Ratings of Leadership Potential
… was proposed that supervisors will tend to use implicit followership theories (IFTs) in addition to implicit leadership theories (ILTs) to evaluate the leadership potential of their subordinates. Additionally, it was proposed that subordinates’ traits influence their perceived match to IFTs and …
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School-age children's implicit theories of intelligence and competence perception and their relation to motivation for learning
… of this study was to demonstrate how a child's implicit theory of intelligence and perceived competence in self-concept domains deemed important to the child could predict the locus (intrinsic or extrinsic) of that child's motivation to learn.
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School-age children's implicit theories of intelligence and competence perception and their relation to motivation for learning
… of this study was to demonstrate how a child's implicit theory of intelligence and perceived competence in self-concept domains deemed important to the child could predict the locus (intrinsic or extrinsic) of that child's motivation to learn.
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Implicit Theories and Beta Change in Longitudinal Evaluations of Training Effectiveness: An Investigation Using Item Response Theory
… types, training program content, and raters' implicit theories of performance. Results suggested that coverage in training was a necessary but not sufficient condition for beta and gamma change to occur. Further, although gamma change was detected only in the trainee group, beta change was …
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Implicit Theories and Perceptions of Academic Changes Among Teachers in Lasallian Secondary Schools in the San Francisco New Orleans District
… It utilized the psychological framework of implicit theories (Dweck, 2000) as its theoretical rationale. The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent to which teachers in Lasallian secondary schools in the San Francisco New Orleans (SFNO) District have entity (fixed) or incremental …
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The Relationship Between Implicit Theories of Intelligence, Epistemological Beliefs, and the Teaching Practices of In-service Teachers: A Mixed Methods Study
… were collected from 292 participants. Dweck's Theories of Intelligence scale assessed the nature of in-service teachers' beliefs about intelligence, and the Epistemic Belief Inventory was used to measure their epistemological beliefs. Finally, the participants rated their use of …
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Perception of Subtle Racism: The Role of Group Status, Legitimized Ideology, Race-Based Rejection Sensitivity, Implicit Theories of Race, and Accountability
… ideology, race-based rejection sensitivity and implicit theories of race were examined that account for the perceptual differences on subtle racism. The process of accountability---self-critical and effortful thinking---was also examined on its role on attenuating and modifying the perceptual …
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A Field Investigation of Implicit Theory Congruence in Leader-Follower Relationships
… congruence between leaders' and followers' implicit theories of leadership (ILTs) and followership (IFTs) in both partners' perspectives of the leader-follower relationship. While most literature focuses on assessments of the leader-member exchange (LMX) relationship, this study examined …
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The Effects of Discourse on Pediatric Health Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Child Sex
Implicit theories are frameworks that allow an individual to conceptualize the world (Levy, Chiu, & Hong, 2006; Plaks, Levy, & Dweck, 2009). Incremental implicit theories assert humans as dynamic entities, capable of change, whereas entity implicit theories assert that humans are rigid, static, and …
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Learning, Prove, and Avoid Goal Orientations in Academics and Athletics: Cross-Structure Analysis and Domain Specificity
… goals, (b) self-perceived ability, ability, and implicit theories, and (c) high-school grade point average, intrinsic motivation, internal motivation, self-efficacy, locus of control, need for achievement, desire to win, and fear of negative evaluation. The results suggest that learning, prove, …
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Theories of *Relationships and Their Influence on Relationship Satisfaction and Relationship Processes
The causal role of implicit theories in romantic relationships was investigated in two studies. The central goal of these studies was to determine the influence of the soulmate and work-it-out theories on relationship satisfaction and the processes that affect relationship satisfaction. In both …
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Can goal specific self-efficacy measures predict goal choice: understanding the 2x2 achievement goal framework through self-efficacy theory
… that achievement goals are the result of one's implicit </p> <p>theory of intelligence. However, there is a lack of empirical support for this assertion. The current study tested the hypothesis that goal specific self-efficacy (self-efficacy measured separately for a mastery or performance …
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Conceptions of giftedness and creativity from Africa : the Shona culture's perspective
… level seeking to highlight Shona culture’s implicit theories of giftedness and b) an individual level seeking to understand Shona artists’ talent attributions. At the first level, Shona culture’s implicit theories of giftedness were explored by a questionnaire completed by 16 Zimbabwean …
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Epicrim and child sexual abuse: a public health theory for a criminal justice epidemic
… as a public health problem. A range of theories has been put forward to explain different aspects, or perspectives, of child sexual abuse. These include free-standing theories such as implicit theories, rational choice, routine activities and social learning theories. Integrated theories …
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A Comparison Study of Beliefs and Perceptions of Growth Mindsets Between P-12 Teachers and Parents
… was the mindset theory, previously termed as the implicit theories of intelligence. In the quantitative phase, all P-12 teachers and parents from a rural, South Georgia school district were invited to complete a survey. Survey data were collected from the 54 teachers and 32 parents and were …
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