"Wikipedian Protester" Great example of constructive feedback Image Source: Wikimedia Commons I chose to focus on two articles which explored the potentially negative side effects of praise. Presence, not Praise relates a study performed in 1998 which analyzed the effects of praise for intellect vs. praise for effort. The findings of this study support the idea that not all praise is equal; the children who were praised for effort approached their next set of problems with greater patience and a higher success rate than those who were praised for the sharpness of their intellect previously. In fact, the very act of acknowledging cleverness in many of these children was found to cause anxiety and fears of failure, reducing their ability to solve the next set of problems. This makes sound sense to me, and I think all parents should consider the praise factor while their children are still young. In a scholastic sense, this is also valuable advice. Stating that some...
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