Scientific consensus contradicts this claim.

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What the evidence found 3 findings
Based on 11 sources:
Facebook post referencing Carol Dweck research blog View
PubMed peer-reviewed View
Stanford Teaching Commons institutional View
Slate Star Codex blog View
Tufts Digital Library institutional View
AAIE InterED institutional View
Child Development peer-reviewed View
ResearchGate peer-reviewed View
University of Pennsylvania research publication peer-reviewed View
PMC peer-reviewed View
Frontiers in Education peer-reviewed View
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Stanford Bing School institutional View
Facebook blog View
Lumen Learning - LibreTexts institutional View
Academia.edu unknown View
Quizlet unknown View
Society for the Teaching of Psychology institutional View
Psychological Reports peer-reviewed View
ResearchGate peer-reviewed View
Instagram social media post blog View
ResearchGate peer-reviewed View
Based on 10 sources:
PubMed peer-reviewed View
Carol Dweck's research blog View
Palo Alto Online news View
Canton Public Library Observer news View
University of Pennsylvania peer-reviewed View
New York Times news View
Stanford Bing School institutional View
ResearchGate publication on social support predictors peer-reviewed View
Springer article on familiar peer effects peer-reviewed View
What Works Clearinghouse Registry institutional View
What research hasn't answered 3 gaps
PubMed peer-reviewed View
Stanford Bing School institutional View
Facebook blog View
Lumen Learning - LibreTexts institutional View
Academia.edu unknown View
PubMed peer-reviewed View
Stanford Bing School institutional View
Facebook blog View
Lumen Learning - LibreTexts institutional View
Academia.edu unknown View
Sources 21 findings
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Generated by reaso.ai's editorial pipeline: claim restated, scientific consensus classified via 3-run majority vote, 21 findings enriched with attribution and study type, narrative written in neutral voice. No individual researcher has signed off on this specific analysis — see methodology for how the pipeline works. Built with Claude Sonnet by Anthropic. Updated April 16, 2026. How we do this →

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