1.Lin, G. (2016). Self-efficacy beliefs and their sources in undergraduate computing disciplines: An examination of gender and persistence. Journal Of Educational Computing Research, 53(4), 540-561. doi:10.1177/0735633115608440
This article states that self-efficacy is associated with persistence. It is supported by evidence from a study conducted during 1973 and 2002 with college students and their ability to successfully pursue their majors. The finding was that college student with high self-efficacy can persist longer than students with lower self-efficacy. The other possible conclusion is that there is a relationship between gender and self-efficacy when choosing college career paths. Women may have more hormonal …show more content…
The article goes on to explain Trump’s interpretation of himself and the author used the comparison against John Maynard Keynes. It mentions how Keynes was wealthy due to his investments he made in currency and other markets. Keynes was able to maintain this wealth even during the Great Depression and during the recession. In comparison, Trump’s wealth came from real estate, casino, and other markets within the 1970 and 1980 time frame. Another possible conclusion is that Trump had previous financial help that has not been broadcasted to help him acquire additional wealth. For example, it was once mentioned that his father was wealthy. With that being said it is possible that his father passed on a lump sum of money and encouraged him to build his future with it. In the article Trump states that money was never his motivation. He was motivated by his ability to make deals and he looked at it as a form of art. Bandura mentions that a person can learn by reinforcement either increasing or decreasing their self-efficacy. According to Trump, he feels making deals is something that comes natural to him and he enjoys profitable deals because it allows him to make money. His success with deal making and profit increases his self-efficacy to continue his way of thinking and behavior based on his positive …show more content…
Jeb Bush goes on record stating that Trump has been a democratic longer than he has been a republican in the past decade. Trump response stating that in the past years he feels he has evolved. The alternative conclusion is that Trump made a deal with the government to run for president a few years ago as it would be financially profitable for him whether he wins or not, and he switched back to being a republican because as mentioned before he enjoys making profitable deals. Bandura would point out that Trump’s self-efficacy is high because his success with making profitable deals in the past had been an influence on him and he will do whatever it takes to get a good