Andrew J. Elliot, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester, and is currently an associate editor of the [i]Journal of Personality[/i]. Dr. Elliot has written over 70 scholarly publications, has received research grants from public and private agencies, and has been awarded four different early- and mid-career awards for his research contributions. His research areas include achievement and affiliation motivation; approach/n-/avoidance motivation; personal goals; subjective well-being; and parental, teacher, and cultural influences on motivation and self-regulation.

Carol S. Dweck, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, and has published significant work in the area of achievement motivation since the early 1970s. Dr. Dweck is one of the first researchers linking attributions to patterns of achievement motivation, an originator of achievement goal theory, and a pioneer in the area of self-theories of motivation. Her recent books include [i]Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development[/i] and [i]Motivation and Self-Regulation across the Lifespan[/i] (coedited with Jutta Heckhausen). Her research is extensively cited in social, developmental, personality, and educational psychology.