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SELF-EEFFICACY By: Nurul Izmaliza Syakila binti Yahaya (A18SC0272) -…
SELF-EEFFICACY
By: Nurul Izmaliza Syakila binti Yahaya (A18SC0272)
DEFINITION
An individual's belief in his/her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments
(Bandura, 1977,1986,1997)
Reflects confidence in the ability to apply control :
Motivation
Behavior
Social environment
Cognitive self-evaluations influence all manner of human experience
The belief we have in our own abilities, specifically our ability to meet the challenges ahead of us and complete a task successfully
(Akhtar, 2008)
The belief in one's capabilities to organized and execute the course of action required to manage prospective situations
(Albert Bandura)
EXAMPLES OF HIGH SELF-EFFICACY
A student who is not particularly gifted in a certain subject but believes in his/her own ability to learn it well.
A man who has had bad luck with relationships so far, but retains a positive outlook on his ability to connect with his upcoming date.
An expectant mother who is nervous about caring for a new baby, but believes that she has what it takes to succeed, no matter how difficult or scary it is.
A new graduate who takes a high-profile, high-status job that she/he has never done before, but that she/he feels she/he can succeed in.
An entrepreneur who pours his/her heart and soul into establishing his business, but quickly moves on to his/her next great idea when his/her business is hit with an insurmountable and unexpected challenge.
LOCUS CONTROL
Refers to where you believe the power to alter your life events resides.
Within you
Internal
Outside of you
External
EFFECT OF SELF-EFFICACY
Low self-efficacy
Lead people to believe tasks to be harder than they actually are
Will blame his/her low ability
Obstacles
Stimulate people with high self-efficacy to greater efforts and will attribute failure to external factors
Someone with low-efficacy will tend toward discouragement and giving up
HOW TO IMPROVE SELF-EFFICACY
Mastery Experiences
Refer to the experiences we gain when take on a new challenge and succeed
The best way to learn a skill or improve our performance by practice
Vicarious Experiences
Quite simply having a role model to observe and emulate
Can come from a wide range of sources
Verbal Persuasion
Describes the positive impact that our words can have on someone's self-efficacy
Emotional and Physiological
Refer to the importance of context and overall health and well-being in the development and maintenance of self-efficacy