Question

Dan avoids applying to college because he doubts he can succeed. he is working a retail job, but he tends to focus on the things he does wrong. in fact, he has almost no confidence in his abilities, and when he experiences a setback at work he is ready to quit. albert bandura would say dan has ________. question 26 options:
a. low self-efficacy
b. malfunctioning cognitive processes
c. no context
d. vicarious learning

Answer 1

a. Low self-efficacy

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is option a. "low self-efficacy".

Explanation:

Albert Bandura's theory explains that there are behaviors of classical conditioning and operant conditioning that affects an individual's performance. Among the different behaviors that Bandura describes, low self-efficacy refers to an individual not believing in his or her capacity to produce specific performance attainments. This behavior is shown by Dan when he avoids applying to college and focus on what he does wrong in his retail job because he has no confidence in himself.