In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life.

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

Freedom [should not be] conceived negatively as exemption from social influences or situational constraints. Rather...positively as the exercise of self-influence to bring about desired results.

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

A theory that denies that thoughts can regulate actions does not lend itself readily to the explanation of complex human behavior.

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

Self efficacious children tend to attribute their successes to ability, but ability attributions affect performance indirectly through perceived self-efficacy