Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science
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In everyday life, many of the decisions that we make are made on behalf of other people. A growing body of research suggests that we often, but not always, make different decisions on behalf of other people than the other person would choose. ⋯ We find no existing domain-general model of surrogate decision making. We propose a framework by which surrogate decision making can be assessed and a novel domain-general theory as a unifying explanatory concept for surrogate decisions.
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Perspect Psychol Sci · Nov 2015
Leveraging Mindsets to Promote Academic Achievement: Policy Recommendations.
The United States must improve its students' educational achievement. Race, gender, and social class gaps persist, and, overall, U. S. students rank poorly among peers globally. ⋯ Extensive research shows that fostering these mindsets can improve students' motivation; raise grades; and reduce racial, gender, and social class gaps. Of course, mindsets are not a panacea, but with proper implementation they can be an excellent point of entry. We show how policy at all levels (federal, state, and local) can leverage mindsets to lift the nation's educational outcomes.