In the context of psychological constraints, Carol Dweck (2017) studied first-year pre-med majors taking their first chemistry class in college. Identify a result of the study.
A. Growth-mindset students typically read and reread the text and class notes or tried to memorize everything verbatim.
B. Growth-mindset students got higher grades than did fixed-mindset students.
C. Fixed-mindset students were studying to learn, whereas growth-mindset students were studying to get a good grade.
D. Fixed-mindset students took charge of their motivation and learning.
Answer: B
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