Original paper
Social dominance orientation moderates the effectiveness of mindset messages
Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 448 - 460
Published: Jan 22, 2018
Abstract
In this work, we examine whether differences in social dominance orientation ( SDO ) moderate the effectiveness of mindsets of intelligence messages. We suggest that SDO is a foundational ideological belief system, on which individuals vary, that maintains the desire to endorse fixed beliefs about the nature of human intelligence. Thus, attempts to change individuals’ mindsets should be met with resistance from those who strongly endorse the...
Paper Details
Title
Social dominance orientation moderates the effectiveness of mindset messages
Published Date
Jan 22, 2018
Volume
57
Issue
2
Pages
448 - 460