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Albert Bandura, born on December 4, 1925, is a renowned psychologist from Canada. He has made significant contributions to the fields of social learning theory, self-efficacy, and observational learning.

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“Self-efficacy beliefs differ from outcome expectations, judgments of the likely consequence [that] behavior will produce.”

Self Belief Produce Behavior Judgment Expectations Consequence Outcomes Efficacy Self Efficacy

Author:Albert Bandura

“Gaining insight into one's underlying motives, it seems, is more like a belief conversion than a self-discovery process”

Self Seems Belief Process Discovery Insight Conversion Self Discovery Motive Self Efficacy

Book:Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory

Source: Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory

“Forceful actions arising from erroneous beliefs often create social effects that confirm the misbeliefs”

Action Belief Social Effects Self Efficacy

Book:Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory

Source: Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory

“People regulate their level and distribution of effort in accordance with the effects they expect their actions to have. As a result, their behavior is better predicted from their beliefs than from the actual consequences of their actions”

People Action Belief Levels Results Effort Effects Behavior Consequence Distribution Self Efficacy

Book:Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory

Source: Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory

“It is widely assumed that beliefs in personal determination of outcomes create a sense of efficacy and power, whereas beliefs that outcomes occur regardless of what one does result in apathy”

Doe Belief Results Determination Outcomes Apathy Efficacy Self Efficacy

Author:Albert Bandura

“In any given instance, behavior can be predicted best by considering both self-efficacy and outcome beliefs . . . different patterns of self-efficacy and outcome beliefs are likely to produce different psychological effects”

Different Self Belief Given Effects Produce Behavior Patterns Psychological Instance Outcomes Considering Efficacy Self Efficacy

Author:Albert Bandura

“The effects of outcome expectancies on performance motivation are partly governed by self-beliefs of efficacy”

Self Motivation Belief Effects Performances Outcomes Efficacy Belief In Self Expectancy Self Efficacy

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“Expected outcomes contribute to motivation independently of self-efficacy beliefs when outcomes are not completely controlled by quality of performance. This occurs when extraneous factors also affect outcomes, or outcomes are socially tied to a minimum level of performance so that some variations in quality of performance above and below the standard do not produce differential outcomes”

Self Motivation Belief Levels Quality Produce Standards Performances Expected Factors Outcomes Controlled Tied Minimum Variation Efficacy Self Efficacy Above And Below

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“Perceived self-efficacy and beliefs about the locus of outcome causality must be distinguished”

Self Belief Outcomes Distinguished Efficacy Causality Self Efficacy Perceived Self

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“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”

People Ifs May Self Belief Conditions Judgment Performances Imports Efficacy Discounts Self Efficacy

Author:Albert Bandura

“Self-efficacy is the belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the sources of action required to manage prospective situations.”

Self Action Belief Situation Source Manage Capability Organize Efficacy Self Efficacy

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“Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure.”

Doe Self Belief Disbelief Efficacy Belief In Self Spawn Self Efficacy

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“People’s beliefs about their abilities have a profound effect on those abilities.”

People Belief Ability Effects Profound

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About the Author

Born: December 4, 1925
Known for: Psychologist
Quotes: 110

Books & Sources

Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theoryRelated source material

Self-Efficacy in Changing SocietiesRelated source material

Social learning theoryRelated source material

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