The tendency to exercise schema whenever a particular situation arises. This behavior helps children to improve their behavior and extend it to other situations.
The mental capacity and behaviors that allow people to understand society and the world around them. It can include many different processes, but it is essential to the ability to record memories symbolically in the brain using objects and events.
Groups that have developed in society with their own values, attitudes, and behaviors. Subsocieties often have values or behaviors that are different from society as a whole and are considered unacceptable.
Inner dialogue that includes praise for achievements and capabilities and provides a verbal reward for values.
Inner dialogue that is filled with criticism and negative thoughts about the self.
Behavior that is obsessed with achieving unreasonable degrees of perfection, characterized by a fear of failure of mistakes.
An emphasis on strengthening the talents or skills of all students, including those who are already exceptional in a particular area.
How a student interprets their own ability to interact with others socially.
An adult who can serve as an example of achievement and a model of behavior that leads to achievement for an underachieving child.