Brandi Does Not Like Public Speaking nor See the Benefit

question 75

Multiple Choice

Brandi does not like public speaking nor see the benefit in doing so. She sees her colleague, Yolanda, on a similar career path successfully giving the weekly presentations during their meetings. Yolanda has also been receiving accolades from their boss lately. Brandi becomes more inclined to volunteer to do the next one, because she has observed this event as a positive experience thereby increasing her self-efficacy for doing presentations. This is an example of which element of social cognitive theory?

• A) reciprocal behavior
• B) self-regulation
• C) vicarious learning
• D) self-efficacy

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