Because Of Such Conjointedness, Behavior

People Who Believe They Have The Power To Exercise Some Measure Of Control Over Their Lives Are Healthier, More Effective And More Successful Than Those Who Lack Faith In Their Ability To Effect Changes In Their Lives.

Psychology Cannot Tell People How They Ought To Live Their Lives. It Can However, Provide Them With The Means For Effecting Personal And Social Change.

A Theory That Denies That Thoughts Can Regulate Actions Does Not Lend Itself Readily To The Explanation Of Complex Human Behavior.

Dysfunctions Can Occur In Each Of The Self-regulatory Subfunctions-in How Personal Experiences Are Self-monitored And Cognitively Processed, In The Evaluative Self-standards That Are Adopted, And In The Evaluative Self-reactions To One's Own Behavior.. Problems At Any One Of These Points Can Create Self-dissatisfactions And Dejection. Dysfunctions In All Aspects Of The Self System Are Most Apt To Produce The Most Chronic Self-disparagement And Despondency

In Social Cognitive Theory, Perceived Self-efficacy Results From Diverse Sources Of Information Conveyed Vicariously And Through Social Evaluation, As Well As Through Direct Experience