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Self-Efficacy

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Self-efficacy is a person's belief in their capability to carry out the actions needed to reach a specific goal.

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Two equally skilled employees differ in whether they attempt a difficult account, and the belief predicts the attempt.

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Self-efficacy is domain-specific. High efficacy in one area predicts little about another.