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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Social persuasion."”.
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Predicting academic self-efficacy in foster care alumni
… (mastery experience, physiological arousal, social persuasion, vicarious experience). Findings demonstrate support for Bandura’s (1982) self-efficacy theory, that mastery experience, physiological arousal, social persuasion, and vicarious experience together predict self-efficacy (F(6,60) = …
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An Examination of Social Persuasion's Influence on Generalized Leader Efficacy
This dissertation examined social persuasion's influence on leader efficacy. Hannah, Avolio, Luthans, and Harms (2008) proposed that the levels of leadership self-efficacy held by a leader are critical in promoting heightened levels of leader adaptability, positivity, and performance. Consequently, …
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Career decision learning experiences : development and validation of a scale
… scale (CDLE) based on Bandura’s (1977) Social Cognitive Theory and on Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994). A 5-factor model was hypothesized based on the learning experiences proposed by Bandura and included in SCCT (social persuasion, vicarious learning, …
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To flatter the jury: ingratiation effects during closing arguments
… has shown ingratiation to be a powerful tool of social persuasion across many different settings. In the current study, participants read a vignette of a criminal case and then saw a videotaped presentation of closing arguments from actors portraying the prosecutor and defense attorneys. The …
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Perceptions of High School Seniors' Montessori Experiences and Academic Self-Efficacy Beliefs: A Phenomenological Study
… theoretical framework, there are four tenets of social cognitive theory, which assist in the development or improvement of a person's self-efficacy: mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, social persuasion, and physiological response. After analyzing participants' textural descriptions, …
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Message variation and source credibility in advertising
… of the observed effects have been obtained from social persuasion experiments. These may not generalise to an advertising context. This thesis attempted to extend research in this area by addressing itself to some of the above problems. In particular, it examined the interactive effect of source …
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Investigating practitioner self-efficacy in an era of mathematical reform
… to curricular reform, it is also shaped by the social and cultural contexts of mathematical change, alongside with the attitudes and beliefs of the mathematical teaching community. Inspired by Bandura’s theory of learning (1986), this investigation aims to shed light on the complex interplay …
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A qualitative single case study exploring Black male student self-efficacy at a private faith-based Massachusetts high school.
… major components: performance accomplishment, social persuasion, vicarious experience, and physiological state. There were four major findings about the academic experience of Black male students at PHS, which led to four implications for different key groups. Finding 1: Black male students in …
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Mobile device acceptance in nursing education
… three predictor variables (i.e., diversity, social persuasion, and affective state) explained a small percentage of variance in the standardized test scores (i.e., ATI).</p> <p>Nursing educators can support diverse nursing students through the continued use of mobile devices in the nursing …
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Can I teach these students? A case study of Vietnamese teachers’ self-efficacy in relation to teaching English as a foreign language
… used for analysing data. Findings indicate that social persuasion was the most influential source of self-efficacy information. The study shows that different sources of self-efficacy information interacted with one another to influence the two dimensions of self-efficacy. Besides, it appears …
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"Everything is a toxic competition" : how social interactions contribute to self-efficacy beliefs and resulting behavior in vocal divisions.
… the importance of self-belief as an important social variable to examine with implications spanning to vast areas of their identity. Believing in one's own abilities, or self-efficacy, has been identified as the dominant informant of one's self-perception, action, efforts, and achievements …
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Exploring the Potential of an Inventory Based on Social Cognitive Career Theory to Assess Preparedness for the Postsecondary Transition
… in young people living in areas of greater social deprivation, and in males rather than females. Previous studies have shown that this could be linked to differences in social cognitive factors. However, these studies have been mainly correlational and no comprehensive assessment instrument …