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Mastery experience
a concrete instance of exercising independent judgment, observing the outcome, and encoding that experience as evidence of one's capability to make effective judgments
Why This Is a Definition
This definition precisely captures the operational meaning of 'mastery experience' as described in the lesson. It establishes the key components: the action of judgment, observation of outcome, and encoding as evidence of capability. It distinguishes this from abstract understanding by emphasizing the concrete, experiential nature of the learning process, which is central to Bandura's self-efficacy theory as referenced in the lesson.