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Test whether expectations serve function or
Test whether expectations serve function or identity-protection by examining if they produce approach toward goals or avoidance of failure, because identity-protective standards generate counterproductive avoidance despite appearing ambitious.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from fixed vs. growth mindset (People interpret failure as either evidence about their), overconfidence/self-protection (Systematic Overconfidence Taxonomy), and extrinsic motivation undermining intrinsic (Extrinsic motivation (reward from external recognition)). The function test asks whether standards produce the behavior they claim to—diagnostic for sovereignty vs. control.