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PSYCH 12N

Self Theories

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-SI

Preference to freshmen. The impact of people's belief in a growing versus fixed self on their motivation and performance in school, business, sports, and relationships. How such theories develop and can be changed.

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Sections

1 Term
Intro Seminar - Freshman 1Open
ID: 6824
0 / 16 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
LOCATION:300-303
INSTRUCTOR:
Dweck, Carol
3units

PSYCH 12N: Self Theories

3 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: WAY-SI

Preference to freshmen. The impact of people's belief in a growing versus fixed self on their motivation and performance in school, business, sports, and relationships. How such theories develop and can be changed.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Intro Seminar - Freshman — Monday Wednesday 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM — 300-303 — Dweck, Carol (Undergrad)

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