Perceived Self-efficacy And Beliefs About The Locus

Measures Of Self-precept Must Be Tailored To The Domain Of Psychological Functioning Being Explored.

Self-percepts Foster Actions That Generate Information, As Well As Serve As A Filtering Mechanism For Self-referent Information In The Self-maintaining Process

[children] Receive Direct Instruction From Time To Time About The Appropriateness Of Various Social Comparisons

It Is No More Informative To Speak Of Self-efficacy In Global Terms Than To Speak Of Nonspecific Social Behavior

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