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- Vol 4 RE: Chapters 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 13, App A, App B, App C
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- Vol 6 PE: App E
- Vol 6 RE: Chapters 4, 6
self-efficacy beliefsmastery experiencesvicarious experiencesocial persuasionoutcome expectationscollective efficacyBook Evidence summaryAt a glance
Bandura synthesises research on self-efficacy: people's judgments of their capability to organise and carry out actions required for particular outcomes.
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The book distinguishes efficacy beliefs from self-esteem, general confidence, outcome expectations, and locus of control. It identifies four principal sources—mastery experiences, vicarious experience, social persuasion, and physiological or emotional information—and explains how efficacy beliefs influence goals, effort, persistence, resilience, thought, and affect. Applications span development, education, health, clinical practice, sport, organisations, and collective action. Efficacy is treated as domain- and task-specific rather than as a fixed trait.
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For educators, the theory suggests designing attainable challenges, making progress visible, modelling effective strategies, teaching learners how to interpret setbacks, and avoiding praise or persuasion that is disconnected from genuine capability development.
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