 Despite this sophisticated terminology, what Mischel is referring to is perfectly familiar. The first item has to do with instrumental beliefs (beliefs about the best means to an end), the second with desires, the third with goals and plans, and the final two with general capacities to process incoming information and perform mental and physical behaviors (for further discussion, see Mischel 1973, 1984: 353, 2004: 4–5, 11, 2009: 284; Shoda 1999: 165–171).