Overview: Covers the impact of lay theories or mindsets on topics such as prejudice, creativity, self-regulation, health, free will, and religion.Includes preface written by prestigious psychological researcher.This timely and important collection broadens our understanding of the ways in which lay theories (also known as folk psychologies, implicit theories, naïve theories, or mindsets) impact our lives and social relations. Moving well beyond lay theories as applied to intelligence and achievement, this volume considers lay theories in an admirably wide context, including perspectives on pre
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