Measures of self-precept must be tailored to the domain of psychological functioning being explored.

If self-efficacy is lacking, people tend to behave ineffectually, even though they know what to do.

Self-efficacy is the belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the sources of action required to manage prospective situations.

If there is any characteristic that is distinctly human, it is the capability for reflective self-consciousness.

The human condition is better improved by altering detrimental circumstances and personal perspectives than by trying to alter personal outlooks, while ignoring the very circumstances that serve to nourish them

Psychology cannot tell people how they ought to live their lives. It can however, provide them with the means for effecting personal and social change.

The performances of others are often selected as standards for self-improvement of abilities