PSYCH 314 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Electric Light, Explanatory Style, Controlla
10 Nov 2016
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Psych 314 review guide reeves (2015) chapter 10 personal control beliefs. Material in the notes and book: difference between efficacy and outcome expectations. Outcome expectation- (cid:862)(cid:449)ill it (cid:449)ork(cid:863: definition of hope in terms of personal control beliefs. Hope is being motivated to achieve a goal (high efficacy expectation) and believing that achieving that goal will produce a desired outcome. (high outcome expectation. ) you believe that there are multiple paths available to achieve your goal. Consequences: definition of self-efficacy and its characteristics. Your perception of how you will deal with a situation, given your level of ability and circumstances of that situation. Research find that this belief will play a significant role in predicting how well you perform a behavior. High se focused and deal well with setbacks. Signals of stress call lower your se: effect of self-efficacy on behavior: choice of activities, effort and persistence, thinking and decision making, and emotionality.
