Thursday, August 29, 2013

Four Decades After Milgram, We’re Still Willing to Inflict Pain

This article explains and explores the Milgram experiment from the early 1960s: "Four Decades After Milgram, We're Still Willing to Inflict Pain"

Check out this video that explains the original experiment:

Lead Us Not Into Temptation: The Neuroscience Behind the Marshmallow Test

This article explains an experiment involving tempting children with marshmallows and explores the long term predictions that can be made from the experiment: "Lead Us Not Into Temptation: The Neuroscience Behind the Marshmallow Test."

Check out this video summary of the experiment:


Saturday, August 17, 2013

You Can Grow Your Intelligence

This article is a 1-page summary of some of Carol Dweck's research on growth vs. fixed mindsets: You Can Grow Your Intelligence.

Check out this video summary of the main points:


The 3 Rules of Mindsets

This article outlines Dan Pink's summary of Carol Dweck's thoughts on growth vs. fixed mindsets: The 3 Rules of Mindsets.

Picture from:
King. “Creating a Growth Mindset in Your Students.” Thoughtful Learning. Thoughtful Learning, 27 March 2012. Web. 17 Aug. 2013.