In this experiment, we are interested in how people reason about people’s performance in classes. We will ask you to give us your opinion on some statements.

This experiment should take about 5-10 minutes to complete.

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By answering the following questions, you are participating in a study being performed by cognitive scientists in the Stanford Department of Psychology. If you have questions about this research, please contact Erin Bennett at [email protected] or Noah Goodman at [email protected]. You must be at least 18 years old to participate. Your participation in this research is voluntary. You may decline to answer any or all of the following questions. You may decline further participation, at any time, without adverse consequences. Your anonymity is assured; the researchers who have requested your participation will not receive any personal information about you.

Imagine that at West High School, there’s a math class taught by Mrs. S.

We will give you some information about this class and the students taking it. You will then be asked to make some predictions.

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Thank you!

Before you start, you will see three practice trials to familiarize you with the slider bars that we use in our task. This helps us calibrate the sliders to your responses.

On each trial, you will see a display that contains blue and red dots. Please adjust the slider to reflect the proportion of red/blue dots in the display.

Please adjust the slider to indicate the proportion of red/blue dots in the display.

Please make sure to adjust the slider before continuing (or tap the slider if you think it's already in the right position).

Imagine that you are taking a test in a math class.

Please make sure to adjust all the sliders before continuing (or tap the slider if you think it's already in the right position).

Please make sure to adjust the slider before continuing (or tap the slider if you think it's already in the right position).

Please make sure to adjust the slider before continuing (or tap the slider if you think it's already in the right position).

Please show how much you agree or disagree with each statement by clicking the bubble that corresponds to your opinion.

Please show how much you agree or disagree with each statement by clicking the bubble that corresponds to your opinion.

Thanks! Just a few more questions:

What do you think this experiment was about?

* Have you ever heard of fixed/growth "mindsets"? yes no

* Please describe what a "fixed" mindset is:

* What is your gender? female male

Would you like to hear more about this study? yes no

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