“It is no more informative to speak of self-efficacy in global terms than to speak of nonspecific social behavior” Quote by Albert Bandura
“Regression analyses show that self-efficacy contributes to achievement behavior beyond the effects of cognitive skills” SelfShowsEffectsSkillsBehaviorAchievementAnalysisCognitiveEfficacySelf EfficacyRegression Author:Albert Bandura
“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” DoeBeliefResultsDeterminationOutcomesApathyEfficacySelf 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” DifferentSelfBeliefGivenEffectsProduceBehaviorPatternsPsychologicalInstanceOutcomesConsideringEfficacySelf Efficacy Author:Albert Bandura
“If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.” IfsTwoHandsAsksFriendshipLosesAcceptingJudgingFriendsGainsCatholicSaintStrangerDisputesRequestHippoOne FriendTwo FriendsChristian Friends Author:Saint Augustine
“The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.” WorldDeathHateFightingInspiringFineI HateTollsWorth Fighting ForFighting OnWhom The Bell Tolls Author:Ernest Hemingway
“The effects of outcome expectancies on performance motivation are partly governed by self-beliefs of efficacy” SelfMotivationBeliefEffectsPerformancesOutcomesEfficacyBelief In SelfExpectancySelf Efficacy Author:Albert Bandura
“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” SelfMotivationBeliefLevelsQualityProduceStandardsPerformancesExpectedFactorsOutcomesControlledTiedMinimumVariationEfficacySelf EfficacyAbove And Below Author:Albert Bandura
“Self-doubt creates the impetus for learning but hinders adept use of previously established skills” SelfUseDoubtSkillsHinderSelf-doubtAdeptImpetusSelf Efficacy Author:Albert Bandura
“Such self-referent misgivings creates stress and undermine effective use of the competencies people possess by diverting attention from how best to proceed to concern over personal failings and possible mishaps” PeopleSelfUseAttentionFailingConcernStressSelf EfficacyCompetenciesMisgivingsMishaps Author:Albert Bandura
“Misbeliefs in one's inefficacy may retard development of the very subskills upon which more complex performances depend” MayDependsDevelopmentPerformancesComplexesRetardSelf Efficacy Author:Albert Bandura