1. Individuals with a ________________ mindset believe that their qualities (such as intelligence and other personality traits) are "set in stone"- how God made you is basically who you are. One's traits are fixed not something that can be practiced or developed. Individuals with a fixed mindset tend to be interested only in feedback on their success in activities to the degree that it serves to evaluate their underlying ability. They are not using the feedback to learn, since they do not believe that their success depends on their effort to learn. Rather, they believe that success depends on the level of innate ability that they have. Therefore, they dread failure, because it suggests constraints or limits that they will not be able to overcome.
2. Individuals with a _______________ mindset, on the other hand, believe that effort or training can change one's qualities and traits. A growth mindset, on the other hand, attributes success to learning. Therefore, the individual is not terrified of failure, because it only signals the need to pay attention, invest effort, apply time to practice, and master the new learning opportunity. They are confident that after such effort they will be able to learn the skill or knowledge, and then to improve their performance.