Principlev1PR-499
Treat prediction errors as diagnostic information about…
Treat prediction errors as diagnostic information about schema structure rather than evidence about personal capability, to maintain the psychological conditions that allow learning from failure.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Cognitive Dissonance Drives Information Avoidance (cognitive dissonance and self-concept protection), People interpret failure as either evidence about… (interpretation of failure), and Thoughts and behaviors can be separated from core identity… (separation of thoughts from identity). This principle prescribes a specific interpretive frame to prevent ego-defense responses that shut down learning machinery.