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Self-efficacy – Performance Discrepancies: Examining How Over- and Underestimations of Ability Progress Over Time

Etherton, Kent Cooper
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1544788092801799

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2018, Master of Science (MS), Wright State University, Human Factors and Industrial/Organizational Psychology MS.
The current study examined how over- and underestimations of ability progress with increasing experience completing a task. Prior research has demonstrated inconsistent effects when investigating the relationship between self-efficacy and performance at the within-person level of analysis, often theorizing distinct effects of over- versus underestimating one’s ability level. Thus, the current study investigated the discrepancy between self-efficacy, one’s belief in their capability to accomplish some task, and actual performance levels. The current study replicated findings that self-efficacy converges on performance over time and extended prior research by demonstrating the rate of convergence might be affected by the size of initial discrepancy and generalized self-efficacy. Further, in a second study meant to compare self-efficacy – performance discrepancies (SPDs) and goal – performance discrepancies (GPDs), we demonstrated that reporting one’s self-efficacy before each trial led to better performance than reporting goal level before each trial.
Debra Steele-Johnson, Ph.D. (Advisor)
David LaHuis, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Nathan Bowling, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
106 p.
Occupational Psychology; Organizational Behavior; Psychology
self-efficacy; motivation; overconfidence; underconfidence; skill acquisition

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  • Etherton, K. C. (2018). Self-efficacy – Performance Discrepancies: Examining How Over- and Underestimations of Ability Progress Over Time [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1544788092801799

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Etherton, Kent. Self-efficacy – Performance Discrepancies: Examining How Over- and Underestimations of Ability Progress Over Time . 2018. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1544788092801799.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Etherton, Kent. "Self-efficacy – Performance Discrepancies: Examining How Over- and Underestimations of Ability Progress Over Time ." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1544788092801799

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