Self-Efficacy Tends to Be __________ Specific

question 39

Multiple Choice

Self-efficacy tends to be __________ specific.

• A) personality
• B) time
• C) gender
• D) task

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Definitions:

Hot Hand Player

The belief or phenomenon where a person is perceived to be more likely to succeed in a task (e.g., scoring in sports) because of previous consecutive successes, despite statistical evidence often suggesting randomness.

Coin Flip

A method of making a binary decision or selecting randomly between two options using the outcome of a tossed coin.

Base Rate Fallacy

A cognitive error where individuals ignore general statistical information (base rates) in favor of specific anecdotal information.

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut used to make decisions or judgments by comparing information to our mental prototypes and stereotypes.