Question

question 5 (1 point)
self - efficacy is
the same as self - esteem.
present when one has a pessimistic explanatory style.
a belief about how competent one is to perform a behavior.
skill at doing tasks efficiently.

Explanation:

Self - efficacy is a concept in Psychology (a subfield of Social Science). Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: Self - efficacy and self - esteem are different. Self - esteem is about overall self - worth, while self - efficacy is about one's ability to perform a behavior. So this is wrong.
• Option 2: A pessimistic explanatory style is related to how one explains events, not self - efficacy. Self - efficacy is about one's belief in their own competence for a behavior, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: By definition, self - efficacy is the belief in one's own competence to perform a particular behavior. This matches the definition.
• Option 4: Self - efficacy is a belief, not a skill. Skill at doing tasks efficiently is about actual ability to do tasks, not the belief in one's ability, so this is wrong.

Answer:

C. a belief about how competent one is to perform a behavior.