THE SELF AS A COGNITIVE CONSTRUCTION
THE SELF AS
PROACTIVE AND
AGENTIC
Definition of Concepts:
• Self as Proactive
-controlling a situation by making things
happen or by preparing for possible future
problems
• Agentic
-views people as self-organizing,
proactive, self-reflective, and self-regulating
-the capacity for human beings to make
choices in the world
• Agentic Perspective
-we are not merely reactive
organisms shaped by environmental forces
or driven by inner impulses
• Agentic Self
-seeing the world as agents of change
-we have a choice over our actions and
we strive to enable others to make informed,
responsible decisions
• Self-efficacy
-measure of one’s ability to complete
goals
-people with high self-efficacy and
people with low self-efficacy