The self-efficacy theory holds is that people are likely to engage in activities to the extent that they perceive themselves to be competent. 4 sources of self-efficacy are Performance Accomplishments, Vicarious Experience, Social Persuasion, and Physiological and Emotional States.
Self-Efficacy Theory of Bandura follows the principle that people are likely to engage in activities to the extent that they perceive themselves to be competent at those activities.
Self-efficacy is the belief in one’s effectiveness in performing specific tasks. Albert Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy has important implications for motivation.
According to staples et al. (1998), the self-efficacy theory suggests that there are four major sources of information used by individuals when forming self-efficacy judgments.
In order of strength; people who regard themselves as a highly efficacious act, think, and feel differently from those who perceive themselves as inefficacious. They produce their future, rather than simply foretell It. – Albert Bandura
Sources of Self-Efficacy Beliefs
4 sources of self-efficacy are;
- Performance Accomplishments.
- Vicarious Experience.
- Social Persuasion.
- Physiological and Emotional States.
Performance Accomplishments
Personal assessment information that is based on an individual’s accomplishments. Previous successes raise mastery expectations, while repeated failures lower them.
Vicarious Experience
Gained by observing others perform activities successfully.
This is often referred to as modeling, and it can generate expectations in observers that they can improve their performance by learning from what they have observed.
Social Persuasion
Activities where people are led, through suggestion, into believing that they can cope successfully with specific tasks. Coaching and giving evaluative feedback on performance are common types of social persuasion.
Physiological and Emotional States
The individual’s physiological or emotional states influence self-efficacy judgments concerning specific tasks. Emotional reactions to such tasks (e.g., anxiety) can lead to negative judgments of one’s ability to complete the tasks.