Table 1.

Possible “trifecta” skills

Possible trifecta skills, beliefs or capacities by domain
Academic skills Advanced mathematics (e.g., fractions, algebra) and analytic skills Advanced literacy and communication skills Concrete vocational skills
Beliefs, behaviors and capacities Implicit theories of intelligence Academic motivation Self-concept for adolescents facing stereotype threat
Additional trifecta skills for children in very adverse environments
Normative cognitive, stress and immune function for children in fetal or early life conditions characterized by “toxic stress” General intelligence for young children in very unstimulating, nutritionally poor or toxin-laden early environments Emotional self-regulation for adolescents in violent neighborhoods Parenting and communication skills for parents, and parent-child dyads, experiencing multiple stressors