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Recycling misconceptions of perceived self-efficacy

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This commentary addresses misconceptions concerning perceived self-efficacy contained in the article by Eastman and Marzillier. People who regard themselves as highly efficacious act, think, and feel differently from those who perceive themselves as inefficacious. Self-percepts of efficacy thus contribute significantly to performance accomplishments rather than residing in the host organism simply as inert predictors of behaviors to come. A substantial body of converging evidence is reviewed, lending validity to the proposition that perceived self-efficacy operates as one common mechanism through which diverse influences affect human action, thought, and affective arousal.

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Bandura, A. Recycling misconceptions of perceived self-efficacy. Cogn Ther Res 8, 231–255 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01172995

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