Albert Bandura Self-Efficacy Examples

If Bleed for This, needed to be summarized in one concept, it would be idea the of self-efficacy. This term was coined by Albert Bandura as part of his social cognitive theory and is defined as the, “beliefs in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments.” (Fraser-Thomas, lecture 6.2, slide 5, 2017) One’s own self-efficacy is fueled by mastery and vicarious experiences, social persuasion and physiological/affective states, which were all clearly present in Vinnie’s story. The fact that Vinny won a championship right after making a drastic move and changing weight classes reminded him that it felt amazing to be a champion and be rewarded by all the hard work. This was especially rewarding …show more content…
This emotional and physical cue help him prove everyone wrong and eventually won the fight via decision. All of these experiences fed into Vinny’s self-efficacy and it really showed when he took the first step trying to train again while he was still injured. Even though it was something as simple as the bench press, he knew it was going to be an uphill battle on his road to recovery but he used those past experiences to eventually win him the title of champion once again. Lastly, this idea of self-efficacy is cemented in Vinny’s story towards the end of the movie. Vinny mentions that his climb to the top again was not an easy task and he couldn’t have done it without the help of the people around him. He also says that boxing looks shiny from the outside and people don’t see what boxers have to go through to be the best but he also goes on to remark that there was one lie that was being put out there by both media and other athletes. Vinny claims that when people say, “it’s not that simple,” they are lying because in his eyes, it is that