Two studies investigate receptiveness to opposing views in conflictual dialogue. Study 1 uses a factor-analytic approach to demonstrate that being in a receptive mindset is distinct from attitude strength and the Big Five trait of Openness (Costa & McCrae, 1985; 1992). Study 2 tests the impact of a broadly utilized conflict resolution ritual, namely sharing food with an opponent, on both recept...

Mindset theory (Gollwitzer, 1990) proposes that deliberative mindsets are marked by more open-minded processing of information, whereas implemental mindsets are characterized by more closed-minded processing. Accordingly, deliberative and implemental mindsets should diVer in selective processing of incidental information when performing a central task. In three experiments, participants in deli...

When people see patterns in the world, they often assume that there is some type of centralised control, even when it does not exist. This ‘centralised mindset’ could act as a braking function on the spread of organic networks — if people are not able to think about and understand the decentralised interactions that underlie organic networks, they will not be able to conceive, design, implement...

Three studies document the effect of cultural mindset cued by national identity on consumers' response to nutrition information. French, but not American consumers experience nutrition and taste as incompatible and rate even healthy food more negatively if nutrition information is provided. This effect is triggered by the distinctive cultural mindset of food enjoyment cued by a salient French i...

This paper determined the supplementary materials in ninth-grade mathematics which may be enhanced to integrate growth mindset principles improve students’ procedural fluency and foster their mathematics. study employed a descriptive-developmental method by administering quasi-experimental design mixed-method research approach determine questions. The respondents this were 60 students at state ...

In the US, Dweck’s research has shown that learners’ beliefs about their own capability are crucial for learning success of children and adolescents. Two ends this spectrum can be identified: learners who believe they need an innate talent have a so-called fixed mindset. When difficulties arise, students with mindset typically do not see any purpose in continuing to try fail because lack necess...

the purpose of this research was to determine the attitude of agricultural advisory and technical engineers towards anreo. the population of this study included 127 engineers in songhor township. based on their job tenure and field of study, a purposeful sample of 45 engineers participated in this study. this study was conducted using q methodology. it is a combination of qualititative and quan...

15 September/October 2000 M EDUCAUSE r e v i e w 14 EDUCAUSE r e v i e w M September/October 2000 Jason L. Frand is Assistant Dean and Director, Computing and Information Services, and Adjunct Professor of Information Systems, Anderson School of Management, UCLA . A Web discussion board to explore additional attributes of the information-age mindset has been set up at <http://www.anderson.ucla....

Recent twin decisions of the European Patent Office's Technical Board of Appeal have shifted its stance on software patents significantly. In this paper, I explore the background to this shift and suggest that the mindset to software patents enshrined in the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS) is already being introduced ahead of formal amendment of the Europ...