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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