self-efficacy beliefs are informed by emotional and physiological states
such as anxiety, stress, fatigue, and mood. Students learn to interpret their physiological
arousal as an indicator of personal competence by evaluating their own performances
under differing conditions. Strong emotional reactions to school-related tasks
can provide cues to expected success or failure. High anxiety can undermine selfefficacy.
Students who experience a feeling of dread when going to a particular class
likely interpret their apprehension as evidence of lack of skill in that area.