selvregulerte

Selvregulerte is a Norwegian/Swedish adjective meaning self-regulated, describing systems, processes or actors that regulate themselves through internal feedback mechanisms rather than direct external control. It is used across domains such as psychology, biology, and industry.

In educational psychology, selvregulert læring is a concept describing a learner's active management of cognitive processes, motivation, and behavior to achieve learning goals. Key phases include goal setting, planning, self-monitoring, strategy use, and self-evaluation. Effective self-regulation is linked to higher persistence, metacognitive awareness, and achievement, and it can be supported by practices like goal setting, self-questioning, and progress feedback.

In biology and physiology, self-regulation refers to homeostatic mechanisms where an organism maintains internal stability via feedback loops. Negative feedback controls variables such as temperature, glucose, and calcium; positive feedback can amplify responses in certain contexts. Hormonal and nervous systems interact to adjust activity without ongoing external instructions.

In social and economic contexts, self-regulation describes voluntary regulation by industries or professions without direct government enforcement, such as self-regulatory organizations or codes of conduct. While it can promote adaptability and industry-specific expertise, it also depends on credible governance to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure consumer protection.

The concept is often contrasted with external or top-down regulation and is studied as part of systems theory and cybernetics. See also self-regulation, feedback, homeostasis, metacognition.