What Is "Concerted Cultivation" (Lareau) and How Does This Impact

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Essay

What is "concerted cultivation" (Lareau) and how does this impact an individual's educational attainment?

Learn the principles of stimulus control in self-management.

Identify the methods to arrange environmental conditions to support behavior change.

Recognize the importance and techniques of self-recording in self-management.

Distinguish between different types of reinforcement and their use in self-management.

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Definitions:

Decision

The act or process of making a choice from a set of alternatives.

System I

A term often associated with fast, automatic, and intuitive thinking, as per dual-process theory in psychology.

System II

A cognitive unit or system in psychology that is responsible for deliberate, analytical, and effortful decision-making processes.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to take evidence that’s consistent with your beliefs more seriously than evidence inconsistent with your beliefs.