According to Bandura, perceived self-efficacy is "best conceptualized as perceived operative capability. It focuses on the belief in what someone can do with whatever resources one can muster -- rather than with what someone has. The operative nature of perceived self-efficacy is an integral feature of the procedure used to access people's efficacy beliefs. Individuals are not asked to rate the abilities they possess, but rather the strength of their assurance they can execute given activities under designated situational demands