Alan Has Always Done Poorly in His Math Courses; He

question 102

Multiple Choice

Alan has always done poorly in his math courses; he must take a statistics course next term to graduate. He is not very confident he will do well in the statistics course and is very nervous about taking the course. In this example, Alan shows evidence of having

• A) high incongruence with respect to math.
• B) low self-efficacy in math.
• C) high self-efficacy in math.
• D) a mathematical neurosis.

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