Ocupation: Psychologist
Life: b. December 4, 1925
Birthday: December 4
Perceived self-efficacy also shapes causal thinking. In seeking solutions to difficult problems, those who perceived themselves as highly efficacious are inclined to attribute their failures to insufficient effort, whereas those of comparable skills but lower perceived self-efficacy ascribe their failures to deficient ability
source: Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
topic: Thinking, Self, Skills, Perceived Self