It is no more informative to speak of self-efficacy in global terms than to speak of nonspecific social behavior
Albert BanduraEven noteworthy performance attainments do not necessarily boost perceived self-efficacy
Albert BanduraThe evaluative habits developed in sibling interactions undoubtedly affect the salience and choice of comparative referents in self-ability evaluations in later life
Albert BanduraPeople who regard themselves as highly efficacious act, think, and feel differently from those who perceive themselves as inefficacious. They produce their own future, rather than simply foretell it.
Albert Bandura