Editing Self-efficacy Theory (section)

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Psychologist Albert Bandura developed the self-efficacy theory in 1977. In psychology, self-efficacy is the belief that estimates people make about their ability to perform specific actions <ref name="Martinez_motivation">Martinez, M. E. (2010). Emotion, Motivation, and Volition. In Learning and Cognition: The Design of the Mind (pp. 153–188). Boston: Merrill. http://books.google.com/books?id=wqFWAAAAYAAJ</ref> . People are more likely to perform well in the field they are good at. The experience will gain confidence and lead the person to complete tasks. For example, professional basketball players will feel confident about any basketball-related activity. Still, they will feel less confident about an activity outside their skill pool, such as soccer. In Bandura’s theory, people with high self-efficacy usually believe they can perform well on specific tasks. But people with low self-efficacy are more likely to avoid complex tasks. The difference between high and low self-efficacy people reflects on their mindset on tasks and, more importantly, their understanding of external factors of the task. Based on knowledge of external factors will ultimately affect a person’s motivation to complete challenging tasks.

According to Bandura’s theory, there are four influences on self-efficacy, <b>Performance Accomplishments, Vicarious experience, Verbal persuasion, and Physiological state</b><ref name="bandura">Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84(2), 191–215. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295X.84.2.191</ref>. Self-efficacy will affect people’s performance in every area of their life. Such as decision-making, problem-solving, and taking control in critical situations. The application of self-efficacy theory is widely used in education, business, and medicine to pursue higher achievement and better motivation.