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Leads mean clues or pieces of information that aid in the progress of an investigation.

Leagues refer to the lists of former clients with similar problems who can give encouragement to battle the problem that the client and others have in common through sharing their stories by letters, email, or a similar means of communicating. Leagues are typically organize and manage by the therapists.

Learnability is a term used in psychology to describe the ability of an individual to learn and acquire new knowledge, skills, and behaviors. It is a fundamental aspect of human cognitive functioning that plays a critical role in personal and professional development, academic achievement, and social adaptation. Learnability is a multidimensional concept that includes cognitive, motivational, and social factors, and can be influenced by various internal and external factors.

Learnability approach is the question of whether language, or some aspect of language, could, in fact, be learned by children. If language is not learnable, then it must be innate. The Learnability approach to the study of language acquisition focuses on explaining how language could be learned, in contrast to the developmental approach, which focuses on explaining the course of language development. Please see also Developmental approach.

Learned helplessness refers to a tendency to be a passive learner who depends on others for decisions and guidance.

Learned motives are motives based on learned needs, drives, and goals.

Learned optimism refers to Seligmann's description of a particularly effective explanatory style

Learned-helplessness orientation refers to a tendency to give up or to stop trying after failing because these failures have been attributed to a lack of ability that one can do little about. Please see also Learned helplessness orientation.