Ruth-Ann Just Graduated from High School; She Is Trying Out

question 4

Multiple Choice

Ruth-Ann just graduated from high school; she is trying out for the soccer team at the college she will attend in the fall. She knows that it will be more competitive than her high school team, but she believes in her ability to succeed and plans to practice all summer. Bandura would say that Ruth might have an edge over some competitors simply because she has ________.

• A) high self-efficacy
• B) self-actualization
• C) set aside the time to practice
• D) an external locus of control

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Definitions:

Fine Motor Development

The development of the ability to control small muscles, leading to skills like writing, buttoning, and picking up small objects.

Small Motor Coordination

The ability to control and coordinate fine muscle movements, typically in the fingers and hands, for tasks requiring precision.

Reflexive Behavior

Automatic, unconscious actions or responses to specific stimuli, without the involvement of conscious thought.

Breast-Fed

The action of feeding a baby with milk directly from the mother's breast.