5 Questions
What are the two essential factors necessary for a person to exercise control over their environment?
Self-capability and a somewhat predictable situation
What is the primary condition for a person to have control over their environment?
Having a responsive and predictable environment
What is the outcome when a person has high personal control and encounters failure?
Adaptive coping mechanisms
What is the underlying assumption of the concept of personal control?
The environment is somewhat predictable and responsive to one's control attempts
What is the relationship between personal control and desired outcomes?
Personal control is necessary but not sufficient for achieving desired outcomes
Study Notes
Perceived Control
- Concerns pre-performance, in-performance, and post-performance expectancies regarding one's capacity to attain desired outcomes and prevent undesired outcomes.
- Involves beliefs and expectations about one's ability to interact with the environment in ways that produce desired outcomes and prevent undesired outcomes.
Conditions for Control
- A person needs two things to exercise control:
- Self-capability: being capable of obtaining the sought-after outcomes.
- Predictable and responsive situation: the situation needs to be somewhat predictable and responsive to one's control attempts.
Basic Idea
- If the world is predictable and responsive, and you possess skills, exert effort, and utilize constructive strategies, you can justifiably expect to have control over what matters to you.
Coping with Failure
- High personal control: adapting to failure in a constructive manner.
- Low personal control: maladaptively coping with failure, leading to negative outcomes.
Assess your understanding of perceived control, self-efficacy, and the role of beliefs and expectations in achieving desired outcomes. Learn how individuals interact with their environment to produce desired results and prevent undesired ones.
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