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| "Hypnotic Vibes" (1970) by Gianni Sarcone |
If you can “put” someone into a mindset by telling them a set of expectations, as Dweck says she and her fellow researchers do, to what extent can any of us every truly have our own mindset?
To what extent can we be “forced” into a particular mindset by the expectations loaded onto us by outside forces like parents, professors, bosses, or the culture we live in?
Do you think people generally tend to overestimate or underestimate their ability to resist "programming" and make free choices?
I don't believe you can put someone in a mindset for a long time. I believe that when Dweck put people into mindsets, it was only temporary. She didn't forever change their mind. I still think that people ultimately have their own mindset and can decide what they think and believe about their abilities. These people in the studies underestimated their ability to make free choices. What the researchers did was a temporary mind setting, not a permanent mind setting. While it is very easy for outside forces to influence our mindset, we can still have the ultimate choice in our mindset. When we choose to be active in situations instead of passive, it is much easier to choose our mindset and accomplish much more.
ReplyDeleteI believe it is possible to put someone in a certain mindset. It is just up to that person whether or not they choose to stay in that mindset. If a person is "put" into a certain mindset with no plans of permanent change or just for research purposes, the mindset will most likely fade. A person's family can influence their mindset. I believe in only in extreme cases, such as abuse, can it be forced. My parents had a fixed mindset and I have lived most of my life the same way. However, my parents encourage my change in mindset as I learn new ways to cope with setbacks and failures. Changing people's mindsets for research purposes is ethical if they are trying to change a person from fixed mindset to growth, but I have mixed feelings about the reverse. Though fixed mindset needs to be studied, it would be a better idea to choose people who already have that mindset.
ReplyDeleteThis is well said. I agree that the research is only ethical if it promotes the development of a growth mindset. I just do not know how I feel with being labeled because then I might begin to harbor feelings of indifference and doubt which to me takes away from my sense of individuality. I do believe that factors such as our parents and friends can contribute to being SWAYED into a mindset and, like you said, it is up to a person whether they decide to stay in that mindset once it occurs.
DeleteI have strong reservations when it comes to believing that you can choose a mindset for someone else. I am very strong in my beliefs, and imagine that I would be a hard case if I was being "put" in a mindset. While it's a hard idea for me to grasp, I think, if possible, it would be very beneficial in research. I think it should only be done on a voluntary status, though.
ReplyDeleteThroughout this book I often pondered what these "mind-setting" experiments consisted of. If one believes that it is not possible, then this novel loses much of its scientific backing. Personally, I don’t believe that it is very attainable. It may be achievable to some extent, but I don’t think it can be achieved completely. I think it may be attainable long enough for an experiment, but that is a strong maybe. I think the longer the experiment, the higher chance people fall into their original mindsets. Despite the possible lack of accurateness, I think it is very fair and very ethical. The scientists are not changing people's mindsets permanently or for bad purposes. I think our mindset runs much deeper than discussed in this book. I think mindsets are developed over a persons entire lifetime through experiences, and this is what makes them so hard to change. I think mindsets are extremely forced upon us by parents, professors, bosses, etc. While these people may not completely control our mindsets, they definitely play a strong part in it. I think people generally tend to overestimate their ability to resist "programming" and make free choices. Most of what happens to us in this life is out of our control. And it is what happens to us that controls our mindsets.
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I think that “putting people” in mindsets is okay as long as they are informed of the manipulation and consent to it. In essence it is the same concept as telling people to “put themselves in other people’s shoes.” It is just asking them to change their perspective for a few moments. -Rachel Worth
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