Self-Efficacy

self-efficacy

People's most crucial self-reflective mechanism

self-efficacy

their beliefs that they are capable of performing actions that will produce a desired effect

self-efficacy

combines with environment, prior behavior, and other personal variables, especially outcome expectations, to produce behavior

self-efficacy

has a powerful causal influence on people's actions, it is not the sole determinant

P factor

which factor in the triadic reciprocal causal model does self-efficacy refer to?

self-efficacy

defined as people's beliefs in their capability to exercise some measure of control over their own functioning and over environmental events

efficacy beliefs

foundation of human agency

efficacy

refers to people's confidence that they have the ability to perform certain behaviors

outcome expectancy

refers to one's prediction of the likely consequences of that behavior

outcome expectancy

can be negatively affected by personal factors (i.e. age, gender, height, weight, physical health, etc.)

successful accomplishment of an act

refers to the consequences of behavior, not the completion of the act itself

eff + / en +

4 POSSIBLE PREDICTIVE VARIABLES:

outcomes are most likely to be successful

eff - / en +

4 POSSIBLE PREDICTIVE VARIABLES:

people may become depressed when they observe that others are successful at tasks that seem too difficult for them

eff + / en -

4 POSSIBLE PREDICTIVE VARIABLES:

usually intensify their efforts to change the environment, and may use protest, social activism, or even force to instigate change

eff - / en -

4 POSSIBLE PREDICTIVE VARIABLES:

people are likely to feel apathy, resignation, and helplessness

sources

any one/combination of these can help a person acquire, enhance, or decrease their efficacy

mastery experiences, social modeling, social persuasion, phys/emotional states

SOURCES < (4,)

mastery experiences

SOURCES:

most influential sources of self-efficacy

mastery experiences

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past performances

mastery experiences

SOURCES:

if successful = raises efficacy expectancy

if failed = lowers efficacy expectancy

social modeling

SOURCES:

vicarious experiences provided by other people that could last a lifetime

social modeling

SOURCES:

self-efficacy raised if other ppl of equal competence succeed

lowered if they fail

person is dissimilar = have little effect on self-efficacy

social modeling

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can have powerful effects where inefficacy is concerned

social persuasion

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effects are limited, but can raise/lower efficacy when proper conditions are met

social persuasion

SOURCES:

conditions - person must believe persuader

social persuasion

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most effective when combined with successful performance

phys/emotional states

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arousal may facilitate success, but is likely to interfere with performance of complex activities

phys/emotional states

SOURCES:

some level arousal may facilitate success, but large level of arousal is likely to interfere with performance