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Re:Adult Neurogenesis – A Pointed Review by Robotbeat on Thursday April 05, 2018 @03:36PM (#16768210)
Huh? Growth mindset has been validated. For small interventions, the effect is not large, but it IS replicable. If even just a couple of 25 minute pep talks show a statistically measurable effect (even if it is small), then that is important when scaled up.

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/03/gro...

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Re:Adult Neurogenesis – A Pointed Review by bobcostas55 on Thursday April 05, 2018 @03:47PM (#16768281)
Here's[0] what the literature on growth mindset interventions looks like, taken from the Sisk et al. meta analysis.

[0] https://image.ibb.co/kn4ePx/image.png

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Re:Adult Neurogenesis – A Pointed Review by Robotbeat on Thursday April 05, 2018 @04:23PM (#16768517)
So... looks like it's a small but replicable effect.
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