PSYCH 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Academic Press, Capability Approach, Albert Bandura
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New york: academic press. (reprinted in h. friedman [ed. Affective processes: processes regulating emotional states and elicitation of emotional reactions. Cognitive processes: thinking processes involved in the acquisition, organization and use of information. Level of motivation is reflected in choice of courses of action, and in the intensity and persistence of effort. Perceived self-efficacy: people"s beliefs about their capabilities to produce effects. Self-regulation: exercise of influence over one"s own motivation, thought processes, emotional states and patterns of behavior. Perceived self-efficacy is defined as people"s beliefs about their capabilities to produce designated levels of performance that exercise influence over events that affect their lives. Self-efficacy beliefs determine how people feel, think, motivate themselves and behave. Such beliefs produce these diverse effects through four major processes. They include cognitive, motivational, affective and selection processes. A strong sense of efficacy enhances human accomplishment and personal well-being in many ways.