“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
“Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience.”
“We find that people's beliefs about their efficacy affect the sorts of choices they make in very significant ways. In particular, it affects their levels of motivation and perseverance in the face of obstacles. Most success requires persistent effort, so low self-efficacy becomes a self-limiting process. In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, strung together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life.”
“In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life.”
“The content of most textbooks is perishable, but the tools of self-directness serve one well over time.”
“People who believe they have the power to exercise some measure of control over their lives are healthier, more effective and more successful than those who lack faith in their ability to effect changes in their lives.”
“Even the self-assured will raise their perceived self-efficacy if models teach them better ways of doing things.”
