Psychology - Defintions
self-efficacy
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According to psychologist Albert Bandura who originally proposed the concept:
A personal judgment of "how well one can execute courses of action required to deal with prospective situations".
One's belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.
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According to educator Kathy Kolbe:
"Belief in innate abilities means valuing one's particular set of cognitive strengths. It also involves determination and perseverance to overcome obstacles that would interfere with utilizing those innate abilities to achieve goals."
- By determining the beliefs a person holds regarding their power to affect situations, it strongly influences both the power a person actually has to face challenges competently and the choices a person is most likely to make.
Notes from 'Introduction to the Study of Personality'
Competence and Self-Efficacy Theory
self-efficacy
- the belief that one can be competent and effective at some activity
- there are 2 parts to self-efficacy beliefs:
- outcome expectation: the belief that behaving a certain way will produce a certain outcome
- efficacy expectation: the belief that one is capable of acting in a certain way
- according to self-efficacy theory, the efficacy expectation is more important than the outcome expectation
- we develop our self-efficacy beliefs from 4 sources:
- personal experience: successes build efficacy, failures decrease efficacy
- vicarious experience: watching others
- social persuasion: friends, coaches, teachers, or therapists
- physical and emotional states: gut reactions, memories, tension, anxiety, depression, pain, fatigue