ABSTRACT
Self-efficacy theory, as a fairly recent development in social learning literature, suggests the importance of self-efficacy as a cognitive mediator of subsequent behavioral performance. According to Bandura, a self-efficacy expectation reflects an individual’s subjective perception of the conviction that he or she can successfully perform or execute a particular behavior [1]. These cognitive expectations have been shown to be common across related or similar situations, creating generalized expectancies [1]. These generalized efficacy expectations can be likened to a pervasive frame of reference within which competency is assessed, regardless of objective reinforcement.
