Except For Events That Carry Great Weight,

Accurate Processing Of Information About Outcomes Is No Simple Task Under The Variable Conditions Of Everyday Life . . . Usually, Many Factors Enter Into Determining What Effects, If Any, Given Actions Will Have, Actions, Therefore, Produce Outcomes Probabilistically Rather Than Certainly. Depending On The Particular Conjunction Of Factors, The Same Course Of Action May Produce Given Outcomes Regularly, Occasionally, Or Only Infrequently

People Judge Their Capabilities Partly By Comparing Their Performances With Those Of Others

Social Cognitive Theory Rejects The Dichotomous Conception Of Self As Agent And Self As Object. Acting On The Environment And Acting On Oneself Entail Shifting The Perspective Of The Same Agent Rather Than Reifying Different Selves Regulating Each Other Or Transforming The Self From Agent To Object

Very Often We Developed A Better Grasp Of The Subjects Than The Over Worked Teachers.

Forceful Actions Arising From Erroneous Beliefs Often Create Social Effects That Confirm The Misbeliefs