Mindset

A mindset is an established set of attitudes of a person or group concerning culture, values, philosophy, frame of mind, outlook, and disposition. It may also arise from a person's worldview or beliefs about the meaning of life.

"Mentality" redirects here. For other uses, see Mentality (disambiguation).
For other uses, see Mindset (disambiguation).

Some scholars claim that people can have multiple types of mindsets. Some of these types include a growth mindset, fixed mindset, poverty mindset, wealth mindset, abundance mindset, and positive mindset among others that form the make up of a person's overall mindset.

More broadly, scholars have found mindset is associated with a range of functional effects in different areas of people’s lives. This includes influencing a person’s capacity for perception by functioning like a filter, a frame of reference, a meaning-making system, and a pattern of perception. Mindset is described as shaping a person’s capacity for development by being associated with passive or conditional learning, incremental or horizontal learning, and transformative or vertical learning. Mindset is also believed to influence a person’s behavior, having deliberative or implemental action phases, as well as being associated with technical or adaptive approaches to leadership.

A mindset could create an incentive to adopt (or accept) previous behaviors, choices, or tools, sometimes known as cognitive inertia or groupthink. When a prevailing mindset is limiting or inappropriate, it may be difficult to counteract the grip of mindset on analysis and decision-making.

In cognitive psychology, a mindset is the cognitive process activated in a task.

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