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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Personality > Personality Development > Self Concept > Self Efficacy

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Self Efficacy  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • Cognitive mechanism based on expectations or beliefs about one's ability to perform actions necessary to produce a given effect. It is also a theoretical component of behavior change in various therapeutic treatments. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)

History note

  • 99

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020377

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