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Identity Identity is a cognitive model of the self that includes external behavioral traits internal behavioral traits evaluation Identity is a THEORY about the self, therefore it is based on empirical data makes predictions about the future Identity is related to achievement because it helps to determine behavior Achievement & Self-esteem Achievement is correlated with self-esteem Positive v. negative correlations Correlation & developmental process AB BA CA & B Evidence suggests that IN GENERAL, high achievement causes high self-esteem, not the reverse The effect of success in specific area on global self-esteem depends on: whether we did good or poorly (positive attributional bias) stable attributional biases reliability of information how important the area is to us

Achievement, Beliefs, and Identity (Henderson & Dweck): Attributional Process Model Behavior is determined both by our beliefs about ability in general and about our own abilities in specific Beliefs are important because they determine: What situations you get into How you behave in those situations How you feel about yourself as a result of your behavior in those situations Developmentally, beliefs are important because they: result from past experience predict current experiences determine future experiences