Humans Are Producers Of Their Life Circumstance

To Grant Thought Causal Efficacy Is Not To Invoke A Disembodied Mental State

The Adequacy Of Performance Attainments Depends Upon The Personal Standards Against Which They Are Judged

Behavior Must Also Be Adequately Assessed Under Appropriate Circumstances. Ill-defined Global Measures Of Perceived Self-efficacy Or Defective Assessments Of Performance Will Yield Discordances. Disparities Will Also Arise When Efficacy Is Judged For Performances In Actual Situations But Performance Is Measured In Simulated Situations That Are Easier To Deal With Than The Actualities

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

Self-doubt Creates The Impetus For Learning But Hinders Adept Use Of Previously Established Skills