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4 Ways to Develop Self-Efficacy Beliefs

Simon Moesgaard — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 18:38:43 +0000

Have you ever wondered whether you have a strong self-efficacy belief or not? Or perhaps you are curious about how people develop their self-efficacy beliefs? This post describes the theory of self-efficacy, the research surrounding it, and four ways in which people develop self-efficacy beliefs. The theory of self-efficacy was coined by Albert Bandura, an early cognitive […]

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Self-Efficacy is Related to Motivation and Performance, Research Shows

Simon Moesgaard — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:34:00 +0000

The degree to which people believe in themselves and their own capabilities is important for their motivation and success. People’s capabilities are important, but what they believe they can do is at least as important! The concept of self-efficacy, originally developed by Bandura (1995), assesses one’s core belief of having the power to achieve one’s […]

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8 Psychological Mechanisms that Enable People to Hurt Others (The Psychology of Evilness)

Simon Moesgaard — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:06:00 +0000

It seems like most people are capable of doing harm to others, as shown in Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiment. However, self-reports have also revealed that obeying to hurt others may lead to feelings of anxiety, guilt and agitation. So hurting others is not without a cost. We probably feel this way because of our innate need to care about […]

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