Bandura identified the strongest efficacy sources as mastery experiences (doing it), vicarious experience (watching someone like you do it), and physiological-state interpretation — mapping almost exactly onto NLP's rehearsal, modelling and state-reframing practices. NLP can honestly cite this neighbouring literature for its mechanisms while claiming none of its trials for its packages.
Self-Efficacy Research (Bandura)
Albert Bandura's self-efficacy programme — belief in one's capability to execute a behaviour predicts persistence and performance — is among psychology's sturdiest findings and the closest evidence-neighbour of NLP's belief-change work.
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ShriViral Manek, Institute of NLP India · reviewed 30 Sept 2026