The theory a child has of intelligence has been shown to impact academic performance. Blackwell et al. (2007) showed in seventh graders that
a. incremental theory was related to math grade increases
b. entity theory was related to math grade increases
c. both theories were equally related to increases in math grades
d. math grades were not predicted by either theory; rather, other variables were predictors in math
Ans: a
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