Judgments Of Adequacy Involve Social Comparison Processes

Most Of The Images Of Reality On Which We Base Our Actions Are Really Based On Vicarious Experience.

Except For Events That Carry Great Weight, It Is Not Experience Per Se, But How They Match Expectations, That Governs Their Emotional Impact

Through Their Capacity To Manipulate Symbols And To Engage In Reflective Thought, People Can Generate Novel Ideas And Innovative Actions That Transcend Their Past Experiences

Success And Failure Are Largely Self-defined In Terms Of Personal Standards. The Higher The Self-standards, The More Likely Will Given Attainments Be Viewed As Failures, Regardless Of What Others Might Think.

Humans Are Producers Of Their Life Circumstance Not Just Products Of Them.