Fixed Mindset

The implicit belief that one’s abilities and skills are innate – they are fixed, and one will have as much of them as they ever will.

Reference:

Yeager, D. S., & Dweck, C. S. (2012). Mindsets that promote resilience: When students believe that personal characteristics can be developed. Educational Psychologist, 47(4), 302-314. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2012.722805