PSYCH 3BA3 Chapter 8: Positive Psychology Chapter 8
9 Mar 2017
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Seeing our futures through self-efficacy, optimism, and hope. I think i can, i think i can . The belief that you can accomplish what you want is at the core of the self-efficacy idea. Self-efficacy (bandura): peoples" beliefs in their capabilities to produce desired effects by their own actions. Self-efficacy (maddux): what i believe i can do with my skills under certain conditions. Outcome expectancies: what needs to be done in order to reach a desired goal. Efficacy expectancies: a person"s analysis on her or his capability to complete necessary actions: very important to bandura. Social cognitive theory: humans actively shape their lives rather than passively reacting to environmental forces. Developmental antecedents of self-efficacy: previous experience, vicarious experience, imagined experience, verbal persuasion, arousal and emotion (arousal + positive = success, arousal + negative = failure) Women have higher self-efficacy in language arts, while males have higher self-efficacy in math, social sciences, and computer sciences.
