One Cannot Afford To Be A Realist.

If Self-efficacy Is Lacking, People Tend To Behave Ineffectually, Even Though They Know What To Do.

Such Knowledge Is Probably Gained In Several Ways. One Process Undoubtedly Operates Through Social Comparison Of Success And Failure Experiences. Children Repeatedly Observe Their Own Behavior And The Attainments Of Others

Perceived Self-efficacy Influences The Types Of Causal Attributions People Make For Their Performances

People Behave Agentically, But They Produce Theories That Afford People Very Little Agency.

Persons Who Have A Strong Sense Of Efficacy Deploy Their Attention And Effort To The Demands Of The Situation And Are Spurred By Obstacles To Greater Effort.