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

When actions are followed by events that are not causally related to the prior acts, people often erroneously perceive contingencies that do not, in fact, exist

Judgments of adequacy involve social comparison processes

The effects of outcome expectancies on performance motivation are partly governed by self-beliefs of efficacy

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

In social cognitive theory, perceived self-efficacy results from diverse sources of information conveyed vicariously and through social evaluation, as well as through direct experience