Moreover, joint occurrences tend to be better recalled than instances when the effect does not occur. The proneness to remember confirming instances, but to overlook disconfirming ones, further serves to convert, in thought, coincidences into causalities.

In the self-appraisal of efficacy, there are many sources of information that must be processed and weighed through self-referent thought

Coping with the demands of everyday life would be exceedingly trying if one could arrive at solutions to problems only by actually performing possible options and suffering the consequences.

Because of such conjointedness, behavior that exerts no effect whatsoever on outcomes is developed and consistently performed

Except for events that carry great weight, it is not experience per se, but how they match expectations, that governs their emotional impact

People’s beliefs about their abilities have a profound effect on those abilities.

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