EDPS 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Egocentrism, Cognitive Bias, Autism Spectrum
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Children"s knowledge, beliefs, judgements, and feelings about themselves. Helps children understand things that happen to them. Motivates them to engage in behaviors that others will respond approvingly. Helps them make choices appropriate for their goals. A collection of beliefs about oneself and responses of others. Belief in ability to succeed in specific situations or specific tasks. I believe i am capable of organizing and carrying out the tasks necessary to swim competitively. My self-esteem is not affected in this instance because i do not base my sense of self-worth on competency in geography related skills. Being a geography expert is not a high priority for me. I chose to make it a higher priority that i would be fairly competent in related tasks, but i can"t be sure unless i pursue this field of study. My self-esteem is somewhat affected in this instance because i would.
