Research on a modified framework of implicit personality theories

Implicit personality theories on the modifiability and stability of the action repertoire as a meaningful framework for individual motivation: a cross‐cultural study

“…In all the countries examined, students tended more to a modifiability belief (Ziegler & Stoeger, 2010). Nevertheless, distinct differences among the countries appeared, as the Post hoc Scheffé's test shows.…”

“…It should produce positive consequences, however, if a person shows high abilities. For example, in two longitudinal studies with students from grades seven through ten, they found supportive evidence for the proposed distinction (Ziegler & Stoeger, 2010). In the first study, they compared the predictive power of Dweck's original scales with two new scales, which take into consideration different adaptations concerning stability beliefs and modifiability beliefs.…”

“…Dweck's central premise (1999Dweck's central premise ( , 2006 is that an entity theory generally can be seen as maladaptive while an incremental theory can generally be seen as adaptive. Ziegler and Stoeger (2010;see also, Stoeger, Ziegler, Schimke, & Cozacu, 2006) hypothesized that an entity theory of one's own abilities does not generally lead to negative consequences. In contrast to Dweck, they assumed that an entity theory only produces negative consequences if a person shows ability deficits.…”

“…In order to assess the stability beliefs, a six-item scale, published by Ziegler and Stoeger (2010), was applied. A sample item from the scale is 'After I have learned something in school, I don't forget how to apply it'.…”

“…In order to measure the modifiability, a six-item scale, developed by Ziegler and Stoeger (2010), was utilized. A sample item from the scale is 'In school, I can compensate for knowledge deficits by studying more'.…”