Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience.

Misbeliefs in one's inefficacy may retard development of the very subskills upon which more complex performances depend

Dualistic doctrines that regard mind and body as separate entities do not provide much enlightenment on the nature of the disembodied mental state or on how an immaterial mind and bodily events act on each other

People with high assurance in their capabilities approach difficult tasks as challenges to be mastered rather than as threats to be avoided.

The satisfactions people derive from what they do are determined to a large degree by their self-evaluative standards

Persons who have a strong sense of efficacy deploy their attention and effort to the demands of the situation and are spurred by obstacles to greater effort.

Perceived self-inefficacy predicts avoidance of academic activities whereas anxiety does not