Albert Bandura Quotes - Page 2

Indeed there are many competent people who are plagued by a sense of inefficacy, and many less competent ones who remain unperturbed by impending threats because they are self-assured of their coping capabilities

Gaining insight into one's underlying motives, it seems, is more like a belief conversion than a self-discovery process

Self-appraisals are influenced by evaluative reactions of others.

Success and failure are largely self-defined in terms of personal standards. The higher the self-standards, the more likely will given attainments be viewed as failures, regardless of what others might think.

The satisfactions people derive from what they do are determined to a large degree by their self-evaluative standards

People who regard themselves as highly efficacious act, think, and feel differently from those who perceive themselves as inefficacious. They produce their own future, rather than simply foretell it.

People behave agentically, but they produce theories that afford people very little agency.

The performances of others are often selected as standards for self-improvement of abilities

If there is any characteristic that is distinctly human, it is the capability for reflective self-consciousness.

Even the self-assured will raise their perceived self-efficacy if models teach them better ways of doing things.

Self-doubt creates the impetus for learning but hinders adept use of previously established skills

Judgments of adequacy involve social comparison processes

Regression analyses show that self-efficacy contributes to achievement behavior beyond the effects of cognitive skills

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.

When people are not aiming for anything in particular or when they cannot monitor their performance, there is little basis for translating perceived efficacy into appropriate magnitudes of effort

A theory that denies that thoughts can regulate actions does not lend itself readily to the explanation of complex human behavior.

Agemates provide the most informative points of reference for comparative efficacy appraisal and verification. Children are, therefore, especially sensitive to their relative standing among the peers with whom they affiliate in activities that determine prestige and popularity

The human condition is better improved by altering detrimental circumstances and personal perspectives than by trying to alter personal outlooks, while ignoring the very circumstances that serve to nourish them

There are countless studies on the negative spillover of job pressures on family life, but few on how job satisfaction enhances the quality of family life.

People who hold a low view of themselves [will credit] their achievements to external factors, rather than to their own capabilities.

Through their capacity to manipulate symbols and to engage in reflective thought, people can generate novel ideas and innovative actions that transcend their past experiences

Perceived self-efficacy also shapes causal thinking. In seeking solutions to difficult problems, those who perceived themselves as highly efficacious are inclined to attribute their failures to insufficient effort, whereas those of comparable skills but lower perceived self-efficacy ascribe their failures to deficient ability

Ironically, it is the talented who have high aspirations, which are possible but exceedingly difficult to realize, who are especially vulnerable to self-dissatisfaction despite notable achievements.

Even noteworthy performance attainments do not necessarily boost perceived self-efficacy

In social cognitive theory, perceived self-efficacy results from diverse sources of information conveyed vicariously and through social evaluation, as well as through direct experience