One Cannot Afford To Be

Perceived Self-efficacy Also Shapes Causal Thinking. In Seeking Solutions To Difficult Problems, Those Who Perceived Themselves As Highly Efficacious Are Inclined To Attribute Their Failures To Insufficient Effort, Whereas Those Of Comparable Skills But Lower Perceived Self-efficacy Ascribe Their Failures To Deficient Ability

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If There Is Any Characteristic That Is Distinctly Human, It Is The Capability For Reflective Self-consciousness.

When Experience Contradicts Firmly Held Judgments Of Self-efficacy, People May Not Change Their Beliefs About Themselves If The Conditions Of Performance Are Such As To Lead Them To Discount The Import Of The Experience

If Self-efficacy Is Lacking, People Tend To Behave Ineffectually, Even Though They Know What To Do.