Module 3a Flashcards
What is one’s belief in one’s ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task?
Self-efficacy
What book is an easy way to remember the concept of Self-Efficacy?
“The Little Engine that Could”
What term is known as an expression of approval or disapproval, indicating the extent to which a person believes in himself or herself as competent, successful, significant and worthy?
Self-esteem
Which of the following is NOT a construct of self-efficacy theory?
a. Mastery experience
b. Verbal persuasion
c. Performance goals
d. Vicarious experiences
e. Physiological states
c. Performance goals
The most effective means toward increasing a sense of self-efficacy is to ________
a. have a mastery experience.
b. have a vicarious experience.
c. be influenced by persuasive others.
d. be mindful of somatic experiences.
a. have a mastery experience.
Self-esteem is more general in nature, where self-efficacy is specific to a particular domain (e.g. math, reading).
a. True
b. False
a. True
People with strong self-efficacy
a. see difficult tasks as challenges to be overcome.
b. have reduced risk of depression and stress.
c. approach difficult situations with confidence.
d. set goals and maintain strong commitment.
e. ALL of the options are correct.
e. ALL of the options are correct.
What is defined as prior success at having accomplished something that is similar to the new behavior?
a. Mastery experience
b. Vicarious experience
c. Verbal persuasion
d. Somatic and emotional status
a. Mastery experience
What is defined as the physical and emotional states caused by thinking about undertaking the new behavior?
a. Mastery experience
b. Vicarious experience
c. Verbal persuasion
d. Somatic and emotional status
d. Somatic and emotional status
What is defined as encouragement by others?
a. Mastery experience
b. Vicarious experience
c. Verbal persuasion
d. Somatic and emotional status
c. Verbal persuasion
What is defined as learning by watching someone similar to ourselves be successful?
a. Mastery experience
b. Vicarious experience
c. Verbal persuasion
d. Somatic and emotional status
b. Vicarious experience
One’s perception of their self-efficacy refers to:
a. belief in one’s own abilities to organize and execute a recommended course of action to achieve desired results.
b. one’s self-judgement of value or self-worth.
c. belief in one’s capability to outperform others.
d. belief in another person’s abilities to organize and execute a recommended course of action to achieve desired results.
a. belief in one’s own abilities to organize and execute a recommended course of action to achieve desired results.
The regard or self-respect that one has for themself is known as _____________.
a. self-efficacy
b. self-image
c. self-concept
d. self-esteem
d. self-esteem
What are the four influences (constructs) on self-efficacy recognized by Bandura?
a. mastery avoidance, performance goals, success and commitment
b. commitment, attention, verbal behavior and verbal persuasion
c. mastery experiences, mastery avoidance, verbal impulse and behavior
d. mastery experience, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion and physiological states
d. mastery experience, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion and physiological states
Positive mental rehearsal (visualization) would be an appropriate method to:
a. lower self-confidence beliefs
b. lower self-efficacy beliefs
c. maintain the score in a competition
d. raise self-efficacy beliefs
d. raise self-efficacy beliefs
