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Given a sufficient level of perceived self-efficacy to take on threatening tasks, phobics perform them with varying amounts of fear arousal depending on the strength of their perceived self-efficacy

Albert Bandura

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Albert Bandura
Age: 95 †
Born: 1925
Born: December 4
Died: 2021
Died: July 26
Psychologist
University Teacher
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Tasks
Varying
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Efficacy
Strength
Amounts
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Depending
Levels
Perceived
Fear
Threatening
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Self
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Arousal

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