This is the predisposition to think or act in a certain way.

They are the specific characteristics that are naturally displayed by people universally.

They include the following:

• To order – understand
• To orientate – to places and to people
• To explore – active minds, to be curious
• To observe – environment through senses
• To abstract – an individual process
• To imagine- not only fantasy but a future
• To work, to manipulate – to be active, it gives an activity value, purpose
• To be exact- satisfied
• To repeat – a method of arriving at satisfaction (exactness) trial and error
• To calculate – we all have a mathematical mind
• To perfect oneself – new and better ways of doing things
• To communicate – very important, how we function, share and work together
• To associate- within society
• To control – master ones body and speech an awareness of how we behave and speak

“Factors that make the child become adapted to any society.” The Human Tendencies and Montessori Educationp.18