Peter Is Doing a Study Where Psychology Students Are Asked

question 143

Multiple Choice

Peter is doing a study where psychology students are asked how confident they are that they will do well on an exam immediately before taking that test. Peter seems to be assessing the ____ of the students.

• A) ​life-cycle forces
• B) ​exosystems​
• C) internal maturational plans​
• D) self-efficacy

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