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According to the findings of a new study, telling kids they’re smart enhances the idea that intelligence is a genetic gift rather than a skill that ran he improved, and children who think their intelligence is fixer! are not likely to pay attention to mistakes and recover from them.
In the study publisher! online, researchers looked at 123 children who were about 7. The team assessed the children to determine whether they had a “growth mindset(思维定式)”. They asked the children to complete a fast-paced computer task while their brain activities were recorded. During the recording, researchers noted that brain activity stopped within a half-second after making a mistake. The larger the brain response was, the more the child focused on the error.
Based on the data they collected, the researchers concluded that children with a “growth mindset” were much more likely to have a larger brain response after making a mistake, and in turn were more likely to improve their performance by paying closer attention to the task after making an error.
For parents, the lessons are clear: for starters, don’t pay praises that suggest intelligence is fixed. If a child hands you an A test, don’t say “You are smart!” Instead say “Wow, that study really paid off!”
Second, focus on using errors to work together and learn. Many parents and teachers shy away from mentioning a child’s mistakes, telling them “It’s OK. You’ll get it next time.” without giving them the opportunity to figure out what went wrong. Instead, it’s better to tell the child that mistakes happen, and to pay attention and work to figure out where and how they made the mistake.
1.What’s the resold of telling kids they’re clever?
A. They may think efforts are useful.
B. They may be attentive to their mistakes.
C. They may think they’re very clever.
D. They may think intelligence is fixed at birth.
2.How would children with a “growth mindset” react to their mistakes in the study?
A. They would be more careful to their mistakes and more likely to improve.
B. They had a smaller response and would pay no attention to their errors.
C. They would he less attentive to their errors and pay little attention to their mistakes.
D. They are more likely to have a larger brain response before making a mistake.
3.What does the author advise the parents to do when their kids make mistakes?
A. Comfort the kids and stress the efforts they made.
B. Tell them it’s OK and they will get it next time.
C. Praise the progress they made but not their smartness.
D. Let the child think about what mistakes they made.
4.What floes the passage mainly talk about?
A. Praise the children for their intelligence.
B. How to Heal with kids’ performance at school.
C. Proper response to kids’ mistakes and progress.
D. The reflection on kids’ smartness and development.
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