What Aspect of the Social Cognitive Theory Is Described Here

question 9

Multiple Choice

What aspect of the Social Cognitive theory is described here? ______ is a person's belief that they have behavioural competence in a particular situation ('I can do it') . ______ is related to whether or not an individual will undertake particular goal-directed activities ('I will do it') , the amount of energy that he or she will put into their effort ('I want to do it') and the length of time that the individual will persist in striving to achieve a particular goal ('I need to do it') .

• A) Self-motivation
• B) Self-belief
• C) Self-efficacy
• D) Self-esteem

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