Development of biologically secondary abilities promotes the emergence of academic self-concepts supported by evolved self-awareness systems¶

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q1 i? The article proposes that developing secondary academic abilities promotes academic self-concepts, which are supported by evolved systems for self-awareness and self-knowledge. → Geary 2022

Evidence¶

Geary 2022¶

Geary, D., Xu, K.M. (2022). Evolution of Self-Awareness and the Cultural Emergence of Academic and Non-academic Self-Concepts. Educ Psychol Rev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-022-09669-2

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Theoretical proposal stated in the article's abstract. The authors argue, without reporting new data, that "the development of secondary abilities promotes the emergence of academic self-concepts" supported by evolved self-awareness systems. No effect size or empirical test is reported.

"We propose the development of secondary abilities promotes the emergence of academic self-concepts that in turn are supported by evolved systems for self-awareness and self-knowledge."

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