A person who believes that intelligence can grow as a function of experience is considered by Dweck and her colleagues to have a(n) _____ theory of intelligence.

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Dweck and her colleagues propose that people can have one of two theories of intelligence: entity theory or incremental theory. A person who believes intelligence is fixed and cannot change is said to have an entity theory. In contrast, a person who believes intelligence can grow as a function of experience has an incremental theory of intelligence. Therefore, the best answer is C.

A Person Who Believes That Intelligence Can Grow as a Function