″ As compared to the control group, students who learned about intelligence’s malleability had higher academic motivation, better academic behavior, and better grades in mathematics ”
I suspect that belief that one can self-improve one’s intelligence is partially explain by genetics as well. Another example of a trait that correlates with both behavior and intelligence is openness. Openness correlates with personal growth, need for cognition and crystallized intelligence (and certain facets correlated with fluid intelligence), so a predisposition to want to improve oneself may cause one to search for ways to do it. I also noticed that many people who eat well and exercise regularly are very knowledgable of its effects on cognition and positive mood, so there could be a predisposition for self-improvement and desiring exercise.
If intelligence can be partially explain by behavioral factors that enhance one’s intelligence, then it also leaves room for improving it as well. (can these behaviors be taught, or does the average person just give up?)
This post sort of reminds me of this study: http://www.apa.org/research/action/smarter.aspx
″ As compared to the control group, students who learned about intelligence’s malleability had higher academic motivation, better academic behavior, and better grades in mathematics ”
I suspect that belief that one can self-improve one’s intelligence is partially explain by genetics as well. Another example of a trait that correlates with both behavior and intelligence is openness. Openness correlates with personal growth, need for cognition and crystallized intelligence (and certain facets correlated with fluid intelligence), so a predisposition to want to improve oneself may cause one to search for ways to do it. I also noticed that many people who eat well and exercise regularly are very knowledgable of its effects on cognition and positive mood, so there could be a predisposition for self-improvement and desiring exercise.
If intelligence can be partially explain by behavioral factors that enhance one’s intelligence, then it also leaves room for improving it as well. (can these behaviors be taught, or does the average person just give up?)