Perceived self-efficacy and beliefs about the locus of outcome causality must be distinguished

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

For many activities, people cannot rely solely on themselves in evaluating their ability level because such judgments require inferences from probabilistic indicants of talent about which they may have limited knowledge. Self-appraisals are, therefore, partly based on the opinions of others who presumably possess evaluative competence

This has increased with the tremendous technological advances in communications. We have a vast new world of images brought into our sitting rooms electronically. Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience. This has increased with the tremendous technological advances in communications. We have a vast new world of images brought into our sitting-rooms electronically.

Self-doubt creates the impetus for learning but hinders adept use of previously established skills

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

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