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  • To grant thought causal efficacy is not to invoke a disembodied mental state

    Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
  • As a general rule, moderate levels of arousal facilitate deployment of skills, whereas high arousal disrupts it. This is especially true of complex activities requiring intricate organization of behavior

    Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
  • Even noteworthy performance attainments do not necessarily boost perceived self-efficacy

    Self   Boost   Efficacy  
  • Ironically, it is the talented who have high aspirations, which are possible but exceedingly difficult to realize, who are especially vulnerable to self-dissatisfaction despite notable achievements.

    "Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social-Cognitive Theory". Book by Albert Bandura, www.uky.edu. 1986.
  • 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

    Stress   Self   People  
  • People behave agentically, but they produce theories that afford people very little agency.

    Agency   People   Littles  
    American Psychological Association Address, www.uky.edu. 1998.
  • 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

    Self   People   May  
  • Convictions that outcomes are determined by one's own actions can be either demoralizing or heartening, depending on the level of self-judged efficacy. People who regard outcomes as personally determined, but who lack the requisite skills, would experience low self-efficacy and view the activities with a sense of futility

    Self   Views   Skills  
  • Once established, reputations do not easily change.

    "Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social-Cognitive Theory". Book by Albert Bandura, www.uky.edu. 1986.
  • Self-appraisals are influenced by evaluative reactions of others.

    "Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social-Cognitive Theory". Book by Albert Bandura, www.uky.edu. 1986.
  • Comparative appraisals of efficacy require not only evaluation of one;s own performances but also knowledge of how others do, cognizance of nonability determinants of their performances, and some understanding that it is others, like oneself, who provide the most informative social criterion for comparison

    Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
  • Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how one is doing.

    Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
  • The adequacy of performance attainments depends upon the personal standards against which they are judged

    Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
  • [Attributional] factors serve as conveyors of efficacy information that influence performance largely through their intervening effects on self-percepts of efficacy

  • 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

  • Except for events that carry great weight, it is not experience per se, but how they match expectations, that governs their emotional impact

  • What people think, believe, and feel affects how they behave. The natural and extrinsic effects of their actions, in turn, partly determine their thought patterns and affective reactions.

    Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
  • A theory that denies that thoughts can regulate actions does not lend itself readily to the explanation of complex human behavior.

    Doe   Action   Behavior  
    Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
  • Self-efficacy beliefs differ from outcome expectations, judgments of the likely consequence [that] behavior will produce.

  • Self-doubt creates the impetus for learning but hinders adept use of previously established skills

    Self   Skills   Doubt  
  • Because of such conjointedness, behavior that exerts no effect whatsoever on outcomes is developed and consistently performed

    Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
  • People are much more likely to act on their self-percepts of efficacy inferred from many sources of information rather than rely primarily on visceral cues. This is not surprising because self knowledge based on information about one's coping skills, past accomplishments, and social comparison is considerably more indicative of capability than the indefinite stirrings of the viscera

    Past   Self   Skills  
    Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
  • The presence of many interacting influences, including the attainments of others, create further leeway in how one's performances and outcomes are cognitively appraised

  • Indeed there are many competent people who are plagued by a sense of inefficacy, and many less competent ones who remain unperturbed by impending threats because they are self-assured of their coping capabilities

    Self   People   Coping  
  • If self-efficacy is lacking, people tend to behave ineffectually, even though they know what to do.

    Self   People   Efficacy  
    Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
  • 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

  • Perceived self-inefficacy predicts avoidance of academic activities whereas anxiety does not

    Self   Anxiety   Doe  
  • People not only gain understanding through reflection, they evaluate and alter their own thinking.

    Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
  • People who are burdened by acute misgivings about their coping capabilities suffer much distress and expend much effort in defensive action... they cannot get themselves to do things they find subjectively threatening even though they are objectively safe. They may even shun easily manageable activities because they see them as leading to more threatening events over which they will be unable to exercise adequate control.

    "Social Foundations of Thought and Action". Book by Albert Bandura, www.uky.edu. 1986.
  • From the social cognitive perspective, it is mainly perceived inefficacy to cope with potentially aversive events that makes them fearsome. To the extent that people believe they can prevent, terminate, or lessen the severity of aversive events, they have little reason to be perturbed by them. But if they believe they are unable to manage threats safely, they have much cause for apprehension.

    "Social Foundations of Thought and Action". Book by Albert Bandura, www.uky.edu. 1986.
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