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Growth Mindset Test

20 Questions
3 Minutes

Are you open to growth and improvement?

People with a growth mindset think that knowledge, skills, and abilities can be developed through effort, practice, and learning. People with a fixed mindset think that we are all born with talent and smarts that are predetermined and set. See where you fall on this mindset scale.

Using the key below, answer the questions based on how strongly you agree or disagree with the statement.

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Strongly Agree
Agree
1. With effort, I can improve my skills.
Disagree
Agree
2. I can influence my personal development in general.
Disagree
Agree
3. I can improve my skills through practice.
Disagree
Agree
4. I welcome new challenges.
Disagree
Agree
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5. I rarely feel good about my abilities.
Disagree
Agree
6. I like to learn new things.
Disagree
Agree
7. The effort I put in makes me better.
Disagree
Agree
8. I want to work more on a skill to develop myself.
Disagree
Agree
9. I have faith in my abilities.
Disagree
Agree
10. I avoid new challenges.
Disagree
Agree
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11. I can improve my level of intelligence.
Disagree
Agree
12. I know I have possibilities open to me.
Disagree
Agree
13. I appreciate feedback, even critical evaluations.
Disagree
Agree
14. You have to be born with talent to get anywhere.
Disagree
Agree
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15. Every person is capable of learning new things.
Disagree
Agree
16. If I work hard at a skill, I will get better at it.
Disagree
Agree
17. My skills are constrained by my gender.
Disagree
Agree
18. With effort, intelligence can be developed.
Disagree
Agree
19. I persist in the face of obstacles.
Disagree
Agree
20. Many people do not have to put in the effort that I do.
Disagree
Agree

Who Is This Test For?

This test is for anyone who wants to examine their growth potential. It’s designed for adults and is not intended to be prescriptive.

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How to Get Help

You can also seek the help of a health professional; find one near you in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory.

Sources

A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement. Nature. D.S. Yeager et al.

Growth Mindset Scale: Aspects of reliability and validity of a new 8-item scale assessing growth mindset. New Ideas in Psychology. H. Sigmundsson, M. Haga

Growth vs. Fixed Mindset Assessment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. C. Dweck, C. Mueller

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