One cannot afford to be a realist.

Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure.

Such self-referent misgivings creates stress and undermine effective use of the competencies people possess by diverting attention from how best to proceed to concern over personal failings and possible mishaps

As a general rule, moderate levels of arousal facilitate deployment of skills, whereas high arousal disrupts it. This is especially true of complex activities requiring intricate organization of behavior

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.

People judge their capabilities partly by comparing their performances with those of others

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