AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Rather, people have self-efficacy beliefs about specific goals and life domains. For example, if you believe that you have the skills necessary to do well in school and believe you can use those skills to excel, then you have high academic self-efficacy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of High Self-Efficacy Some examples of strong self-efficacy include: A person struggling to manage a chronic illness feels confident that they can get back on track and improve their health by working hard and following their doctor’s recommendations.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, you might have high levels of self-efficacy about your ability to navigate your hometown, but have very low levels of self-efficacy about your ability to navigate a foreign city where you do not speak the language.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bandura (1997) proposed four sources of self-efficacy: mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and physiological and affective states.

Detailed explanation-5: -Self-efficacy refers to an individual’s belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments (Bandura, 1977, 1986, 1997). Self-efficacy reflects confidence in the ability to exert control over one’s own motivation, behavior, and social environment.