🌱 TestPersonal development8 questions~2 min
Fixed or growth: what's your mindset?
What you believe about your abilities shapes what you attempt, what you give up on and how you handle failure. This test explores those beliefs in 8 statements. Answer spontaneously, thinking about your life in general.
A tool for personal reflection: not a diagnosis, not a psychological assessment. It does not measure your potential.
What this content is based on
The statements are inspired by the "implicit theories" scales of intelligence, talent and personality developed by Carol Dweck and colleagues. This is not the original scale and it has not been validated in French: the result is indicative. The three bands (thirds of the score) are arbitrary. Mindsets vary by domain: you can lean "growth" in cooking and "fixed" in maths.
Reviewed in 2026-10
References
- Dweck, C. S., Chiu, C., & Hong, Y. (1995). Implicit theories and their role in judgments and reactions: A world from two perspectives. Psychological Inquiry, 6(4), 267–285.
- Dweck, C. S. (1999). Self-theories: Their role in motivation, personality, and development. Psychology Press.
- Yeager, D. S., Hanselman, P., Walton, G. M., et al. (2019). A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement. Nature, 573, 364–369. DOI PubMed
- Sisk, V. F., Burgoyne, A. P., Sun, J., Butler, J. L., & Macnamara, B. N. (2018). To what extent and under which circumstances are growth mind-sets important to academic achievement? Two meta-analyses. Psychological Science, 29(4), 549–571. DOI PubMed
- Dweck, C. S. (2015, septembre). Carol Dweck revisits the "growth mindset". Education Week.
References checked via PubMed (National Library of Medicine). DOI links lead to the original publications.