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Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory

Book by Albert Bandura · 6 quotes · Self Efficacy, Efficacy, People

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“Agemates provide the most informative points of reference for comparative efficacy appraisal and verification. Children are, therefore, especially sensitive to their relative standing among the peers with whom they affiliate in activities that determine prestige and popularity”

“To the extent that children with similar characteristics achieve comparable performance levels, using the performances of similar peers is likely to yield more accurate self-appraisal than using the accomplishments of dissimilar peers”