The advice to praise children for effort rather than for ability is based on research by Carol Dweck on growth mindset vs. fixed mindset. See this short article which she wrote, this longer article about her work, this video of one of her studies, or her book Mindset.
The advice to praise children for effort rather than for ability is based on research by Carol Dweck on growth mindset vs. fixed mindset. See this short article which she wrote, this longer article about her work, this video of one of her studies, or her book Mindset.