Career & Communication · 45 sec
Self-efficacy
A useful lens for working and communicating with other people.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
In psychology, self-efficacy is an individual's belief in their capacity to act in the ways necessary to reach specific goals.
- How it works
The concept was originally proposed by the psychologist Albert Bandura in 1977.
- Why it matters
Self-efficacy affects every area of human endeavor.
Why this matters
Use Self-efficacy to make your next conversation or work decision more deliberate.
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Use Self-efficacy to make your next conversation or work decision more deliberate.
Test your recall
Which idea belongs to the explanation of Self-efficacy?
- Why it matters
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
In psychology, self-efficacy is an individual's belief in their capacity to act in the ways necessary to reach specific goals.