When psychological-science researchers examine
social problems, the remedies that emerge from their
research are often impractical or not tested in ways that
can be meaningfully scaled up. This is perhaps one reason
why psychological science has played only a limited
role in many major policy debates. In the current study,
we tested whether academic-mind-set interventions can
have a meaningful impact on academic outcomes when
delivered to a large sample in a scalable way. If so, our
results could stand as a model for research that takes
theory into practice.