Implicit theories of intelligence, creativity, and wisdom.

Sternberg, Robert J.·1985·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Abstract

A prestudy and four experiments were conducted in order to understand the nature and use of people's implicit theories of intelligence, creativity, and wisdom. In the prestudy, a brief questionnaire was sent out to professors in each of the fields of art, business, philosophy, and physics, and was a

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