Erroneous behavior is inappropriate behavior directed away from a person’s desired goal.
Option — this behavior implements my goals, but they are small, superficial, the achievement of which delays the achievement of my own, but more serious goals.
If I make a stupid face in a situation of criticism, they will leave me behind. But if as a result I get used to being dumb and not listening to those who give me feedback, I will make even more mistakes in the future.
The opposite of erroneous is correct behavior: adequate behavior directed towards a desired goal for a person. Intermediate options are conformal and non-standard behavior.
A variety of erroneous behavior is problematic behavior — erroneous behavior caused by a person’s psychological problems.
Causes of erroneous behavior
Behind the erroneous (conflict, inadequate, ineffective) behavior of a psychologically healthy person (and child) are usually the following reasons: chance, physical problems, incompetence (lack of necessary knowledge and skills) and bad manners, lack of necessary habits. See →
Misbehavior from childhood
A fairly typical situation, when in childhood a child found a way of solving some life task that was quite successful for that age, the method became fixed from repetition of this, and in adulthood this is reproduced, although it has already become inadequate. See →
How to respond to erroneous behavior?
Your ground rules are: calmness, firmness, format, and positive instructions. See →