People Behave Agentically, But They Produce Theories

Stringent Standards Of Self-evaluation [can] Make Otherwise Objective Successes Seem To Be Personal Failures

Perceived Self-efficacy In Coping With Potential Threats Leads People To Approach Such Situations Anxiously, And Experience Of Disruptive Arousal May Further Lower Their Sense Of Efficacy That They Will Be Able To Perform Skillfully

Through Their Capacity To Manipulate Symbols And To Engage In Reflective Thought, People Can Generate Novel Ideas And Innovative Actions That Transcend Their Past Experiences

People Who Regard Themselves As Highly Efficacious Act, Think, And Feel Differently From Those Who Perceive Themselves As Inefficacious. They Produce Their Own Future, Rather Than Simply Foretell It.

We Are More Heavily Invested In The Theories Of Failure Than We Are In The Theories Of Success.