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logical principles and processes. The overarching motivations that drive the construction of meaning systems (e.g., the need for prediction and control; see Plaks et al., 2005) may well be universal needs, and the mechanisms through which meaning systems operate may reflect universal.
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Nov 27, 2009 · Lay theories (or ‘implicit theories’) are cornerstones for social cognition: people use lay theories to help them make sense of complex and ambiguous behavior. In this study, we describe recent research on the entity and incremental theories (the belief that personality is fixed or malleable).
This article discusses an alternate approach that complements interests in universal principles with analyses of the unique psychological meaning that individuals find in their experiences and interactions.
- Daniel C. Molden, Carol S. Dweck
- 2006
Aug 12, 2018 · Definition. Lay beliefs represent an individual’s subjective and informal explanation for the world around them (including explanations relating to health and illness) that do not necessarily have to concur with scientific knowledge (Furnham 1988).
Jul 15, 2017 · This chapter explores the origins of lay theories, with a focus on theories associated with the concept of psychological essentialism such as Dweckian entity theories. I argue that the origins of essentialist lay theories can be approached from cognitive,...
- Nick Haslam
- nhaslam@unimelb.edu.au
- 2017
Eminent and emerging scholars alike provide a comprehensive overview that presents and synthesizes cutting edge contemporary research on lay theories, spanning social, cognitive, developmental, cultural, and clinical psychology. Structurally, this volume is organized in three parts.
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Jul 14, 2017 · Moving well beyond lay theories as applied to intelligence and achievement, this volume considers lay theories in an admirably wide context, including perspectives on prejudice, creativity,...
