Principlev1PR-611
Update self-schemas through generating new behavioral…
Update self-schemas through generating new behavioral evidence rather than through positive affirmation, as schemas revise based on observational data not verbal assertion.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas guide processing), Piagetian Equilibration Through Schema Dynamics (accommodation requires cognitive disequilibrium), and Behaviors that produce satisfying consequences tend… (behavior that produces satisfying consequences is repeated). Prescribes the METHOD for schema revision—action over affirmation. Highly actionable and applies across all self-schema domains.