Principlev1
Use the replacement test to distinguish genuine from
Use the replacement test to distinguish genuine from inherited values: ask whether you would hold this value independent of your specific developmental history.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Environmental Installation of Early Schemas (schemas installed by environment) and Actual behavior reveals operative values more reliably than (behavior reveals operative values). The principle provides a specific cognitive test for value authenticity. It's actionable, general, and follows from axioms about schema formation.