Nina got a bad grade on her first exam.This led her to think she could never understand the material or pass the class.As a result, she quit going to class, and of course, failed.Bandura calls this interaction of belief, experience, and behavior:

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The interaction of belief (that she could never understand the material or pass the class), experience (getting a bad grade), and behavior (quitting class and failing) is an example of reciprocal determinism, which is the mutual influence of personal factors, environmental factors, and behavior on each other. Self-efficacy refers to the belief in one's ability to succeed in a specific situation, self-monitoring refers to the act of observing and regulating one's own behavior, and conditions of worth refer to the conditions under which a person believes they will be valued or loved by significant others. None of these concepts fully encompass the situation described in the question.

Nina Got a Bad Grade on Her First Exam