Carol S. Dweck William B. Ransford Professor of Psychology (Ph.D. Yale, 1972) 402A Schermerhorn Hall 212-854-7444 dweck@psych.columbia.edu   Click here for CV.

Research:

Motivation, personality, and development.

Selected courses:

Personality and Social Development

Motivation

Representative publications:

Dweck, C.S., & Leggett, E.L. (1988). A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality, Psychological Review, 95, 256-273.

Dweck, C. S., Chiu, C., and Hong, Y. (1995). Implicit theories and their role in judgments and reactions: A world from two perspectives. Psychological Inquiry, 6, 267-285.

Burhans, K. and Dweck, C.S. (1995). Helplessness in early childhood: The role of contingent worth. Child Development, 66, 1719-1738.

Levy, S., Stroessner, S., and Dweck, C.S. (1998). Stereotype formation and endorsement: The role of implicit theories. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 1421-1436.

Mueller, C. M. & Dweck, C. S. (1998). Intelligence praise can undermine motivation and performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology ,75, 33-52.

Dweck, C.S. (1998). The development of early self-conceptions: Their relevance for motivational processes. In J. Heckhausen & C.S. Dweck (Eds.), Motivation and self-regulation across the life span. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Dweck, C.S. (1999). Self-Theories: Their role in motivation, personality and development. Philadelphia: Psychology Press.

Last content update: July 25, 2003.