People Who Hold A Low View Of

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.

[attributional] Factors Serve As Conveyors Of Efficacy Information That Influence Performance Largely Through Their Intervening Effects On Self-percepts Of Efficacy

As A General Rule, Moderate Levels Of Arousal Facilitate Deployment Of Skills, Whereas High Arousal Disrupts It. This Is Especially True Of Complex Activities Requiring Intricate Organization Of Behavior

Even The Self-assured Will Raise Their Perceived Self-efficacy If Models Teach Them Better Ways Of Doing Things.

To Grant Thought Causal Efficacy Is Not To Invoke A Disembodied Mental State