When Dweck and her colleagues taught _____________ views to a group of junior high students, they found that the group's grades _____________

A) entity; improved
B) entity; worsened
C) incremental; improved
D) incremental; worsened


Answer: C
Rationale: Dweck and her colleagues found that junior high students could be taught incremental views. This resulted in higher grades, whereas the control group's grades actually declined.

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