Read these statements and decide if you mostly agree or disagree with each. When you have finished share your answers with a partner. A- agree  D- Disagree.

1. Your intelligence is something very basic about you that you can't change very much.
D
2. You can learn new things, but you can't really change how intelligent you are.
D
3. No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always change it quite a bit.
A
4. You can always substantially change how intelligent you are.
A

Read these statements about personal qualities and character and, again, decide if you mostly agree or disagree with each one. Then, share your answers with a partner.

1. You are a certain kind of person, and there is not much that can be done to really change that.
D
2. No matter what kind of person you are, you can always change substantially.
A
3. You can do things differently, but the important parts of who you are can't really be changed.
A
4. You can always change basic things about the kind of person you are
A