[Children] receive direct instruction from time to time about the appropriateness of various social comparisons

Very often we developed a better grasp of the subjects than the over worked teachers.

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

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

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

People not only gain understanding through reflection, they evaluate and alter their own thinking.