Thus, there is a distinction between feedback about the task (FT), about the pro- cessing of the task (FP), about self-regulation (FR), and about the self as a person (FS). We argue that FS is the least effective, FR and FP are powerful in terms of90deep processing and mastery of tasks, and FT is powerful when the task informa- tion subsequently is useful for improving strategy processing or enhancing self- regulation (which it too rarely does).Feedback About the Task