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  2. Self-directedness - Wikipedia

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    Self-directedness. Self-directedness is a personality trait held by someone with characteristic self-determination, that is, the ability to regulate and adapt behavior to the demands of a situation in order to achieve personally chosen goals and values. [1]

  3. Autodidacticism - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Autodidacts are self-taught[1] humans who learn a subject -of-study's aboutness through self-study. [2][3] This educative praxis (process) may involve or complement formal education. Formal education itself may have a hidden curriculum that requires self-study for the uninitiated. Generally, autodidacts are individuals who choose the ...

  4. List of autodidacts - Wikipedia

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    Artists and authors. Ellen Gould White, Adventist writer. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a feminist writer, lecturer, and thinker at the turn of the 20th century. Suzanne Valadon, self-taught artist of Bohemian Paris. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, self-taught scholar and poet of New Spain. Benjamin Kidd (1858–1916), British sociologist, was not ...

  5. John L. Holland - Wikipedia

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    John L. Holland. John Lewis Holland[1] (October 21, 1919 – November 27, 2008) was an American psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. [2] He was the creator of the career development model, Holland Occupational Themes, commonly known as the Holland Codes.

  6. Critical thinking - Wikipedia

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    The application of critical thinking includes self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective habits of the mind; [3] thus, a critical thinker is a person who practices the skills of critical thinking or has been trained and educated in its disciplines. [4]

  7. Self-awareness - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy of self, self-awareness is the experience of one's own personality or individuality. [1] It is not to be confused with consciousness in the sense of qualia. While consciousness is being aware of one's body and environment, self-awareness is the recognition of that consciousness. [2] Self-awareness is how an individual experiences ...

  8. Self-determination theory - Wikipedia

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    Psychology. Self-determination theory (SDT) is a macro theory of human motivation and personality that concerns people's innate growth tendencies and innate psychological needs. It pertains to the motivation behind people's choices in the absence of external influences and distractions. SDT focuses on the degree to which human behavior is self ...

  9. Self-blame (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Types of self-blame are hypothesized to contribute to depression, and self-blame is a component of self-directed emotions like guilt and self-disgust. [3] [4] Because of self-blame's commonality in response to stress and its role in emotion, self-blame should be examined using psychology's perspectives on stress and coping. [5]