Response Inhibition and Thinking Through Consequences

In the elementary school versions ("Lower Elementary" and “Upper Elementary") of the BeCool series, “Response Inhibition" and the “Thinking Through the Consequences" are modeled by the BeCool actors and actresses right before they choose a COOL response. After "Thinking Through" the negative consequences of a COLD or HOT response, and after giving themselves time to get in control, they make the decision to BeCool. This process of “Thinking Through the Consequences" should be practiced intensively during the roleplay portions of each lesson. The purpose of “Thinking Through the Consequences" is to interrupt or inhibit the automatic self-defeating COLD or HOT response.