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Confidence and Self-Efficacy

Bandura's four sources of self-efficacy

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Past accomplishments, vicarious experiences with a model of similar ability, verbal persuasion and control of emotional arousal, the young diver before her first competition, and why self-efficacy is situation-specific.

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What is self-efficacy according to Bandura?

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What are Bandura's four sources of self-efficacy?

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What are past accomplishments?

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    What is self-efficacy according to Bandura?

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    Self-efficacy is a performer's belief that they can succeed in a specific situation. Bandura proposed the theory in 1977.

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    What are Bandura's four sources of self-efficacy?

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    The four sources are past accomplishments, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion and emotional arousal. Each source can raise or lower self-efficacy.

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    What are past accomplishments?

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    Past accomplishments are previous successes the performer has had in the same or a similar task. Past accomplishments are the strongest source of self-efficacy.

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    Why are past accomplishments the most powerful source of self-efficacy?

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    Past accomplishments give the performer direct evidence of their own ability. A performer who has succeeded before believes success can be repeated.

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    How can a coach use past accomplishments to raise self-efficacy?

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    The coach can remind the performer of previous successes, for example with video. Easy progressions in training also let the performer experience success.

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    What are vicarious experiences?

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    Vicarious experiences come from watching another performer succeed at the task. The observer gains belief that they can do it too.

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