<p>I am a tutor for children with learning disabilities and i have read that they have lower levels of perceived self-efficacy than students without this learning disabilities. I decided to deepen the construct of self-efficacy reading something of Bandura and i found that the perception of our efficacy can influence our behaviour and performance outcomes (Bandura, 1977).</p>

<p>So i asked to myself: if people - with or without learning disabilities - knew that they have thoughts (sometimes latent) about their abilities, it would affect their <strong>attitude</strong> to a certain task? In another way: Could, just the <strong>knowledge</strong> of self-efficacy, have some influence?</p>

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Yes, my understanding is that it may have, the same way the [Cognitive behavioral therapy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy) affects behavior.
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Could the knowledge of the construct of self-efficacy affect the student's aptitude to a certain task?
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# Could the knowledge of the construct of self-efficacy affect the student's aptitude to a certain task?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-13)

I am a tutor for children with learning disabilities and i have read that they have lower levels of perceived self-efficacy than students without this learning disabilities. I decided to deepen the construct of self-efficacy reading something of Bandura and i found that the perception of our efficacy can influence our behaviour and performance outcomes (Bandura, 1977).

So i asked to myself: if people - with or without learning disabilities - knew that they have thoughts (sometimes latent) about their abilities, it would affect their **attitude** to a certain task? In another way: Could, just the **knowledge** of self-efficacy, have some influence?

**Tags:** cognitive-psychology, learning, abnormal-psychology, performance, self-control

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> **username_1**: Yes, my understanding is that it may have, the same way the [Cognitive behavioral therapy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy) affects behavior.  

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