Self-efficacy I. Sources of Self-efficacy Beliefs Ii. Efficacy-mediated Processes Iii. Adaptive Benefits of Optimistic Self-beliefs of Efficacy Iv. Development and Exercise of Self-efficacy over the Lifespan I. Sources of Self-efficacy Ii. Efficacy-activated Processes

Affective Processes: Processes regulating emotional states and elicitation of emotional reactions. Cognitive Processes: Thinking processes involved in the acquisition, organization and use of information. Motivation: Activation to action. Level of motivation is reflected in choice of courses of action, and in the intensity and persistence of effort. Perceived Self-Efficacy: People's beliefs about their capabilities to produce effects. Self-Regulation: Exercise of influence over one's own motivation, thought processes, emotional states and patterns of behavior.