Entrepreneurs have brought us smartphones, GPS, and online shopping. What drives these innovators? Why do some succeed while most fail? Psychological scientists face a ripe opportunity to help answer these questions, says APS Fellow Robert Baron.
APS William James and James McKeen Cattell Fellow Carol S. Dweck has pioneered the study of the mindsets that influence students’ academic achievement. Teachers’ mindsets play a big role in students’ success as well, she says.
An avid reader of Current Directions in Psychological Science steps up as Editor of the APS journal.
