Even noteworthy performance attainments do not necessarily boost perceived self-efficacy

Many people who gain recognition and fame shape their lives by overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, only to be catapulted into new social realities over which they have less control and manage badly. Indeed, the annals of the famous and infamous are strewn with individuals who were both architects and victims of their life courses.

After people become convinced they have what it takes to succeed, they persevere in the face of adversity and quickly rebound from setbacks. By sticking it out through tough times, they emerge stronger from adversity.

Gaining insight into one's underlying motives, it seems, is more like a belief conversion than a self-discovery process

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

The adequacy of performance attainments depends upon the personal standards against which they are judged

When experience contradicts firmly held judgments of self-efficacy, people may not change their beliefs about themselves if the conditions of performance are such as to lead them to discount the import of the experience