People who hold a low view of themselves [will credit] their achievements to external factors, rather than to their own capabilities.

Success and failure are largely self-defined in terms of personal standards. The higher the self-standards, the more likely will given attainments be viewed as failures, regardless of what others might think.

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

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

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

People who hold a low view of themselves [will credit] their achievements to external factors, rather than to their own capabilities.

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