
Sources of Self-Efficacy
Quiz by Erica Smolinski
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- Q1What source of self-efficacy is missing: Verbal Persuasion, Emotional States, Vicarious Experiences, and _____?Success FeedbackAnxiety ReductionMastery ExperiencesTeaching Strategies30s
- Q2Mastery experiences can be influenced by:watching the teacher correctly answer a questionteaching strategiescopying off your friends workreducing anxiety30s
- Q3Watching or reading about a peer's success on the SAT is most likely to increase your:jealousy that your peer did so well on the SATself-efficacy through vicarious experiencesself-efficacy through emotional statesself-efficacy through mastery experiences30s
- Q4I received good feedback from my teacher about the essay I turned in. My teacher has increased my self-efficacy by providing me with:verbal persuasionmotivationcomplimentsdecrease in my emotional states30s
- Q5Which of the following can help someone decrease the impact that emotional states can have on self-efficacy?Anxiety reductionMindfulnessReframing threat as a challengeAll of the above30s
- Q6Are all sources of self-efficacy created equally?No, some of the sources are not researched well so very little is known about their influence on self-efficacyNo, some of the sources are harder to incorporate in the classroomNo, there are certain sources that could be more important in different situationsYes, each source is likely to be equally important and influential on self-efficacy beliefs30s
- Q7Vicarious experiences are only effective when they are from:enthusiastic sourcesAll of the abovecredible sourcessimilar sources30s
- Q8Sarah is trying to make the students in her TA class feel more competent in their art abilities. She has a Master's degree in art and is only a few years older than her students so they feel as if they can relate to her. But she is teaching the art techniques in a monotone voice and keeps checking her watch every 5 minutes to see how much longer she has until class ends. Why is Sarah unable to increase her student's self-efficacy through vicarious experiences?She is a bad TAShe is too similar to them so they do not view her as an instructorShe is not enthusiasticShe is not providing praise for her students30s
- Q9Setting goals for yourself would likely increase your _______ source of self-efficacy:Emotional statesThis would not increase your self-efficacyMastery experiencesVerbal persuasion30s
- Q10Which of the following is NOT a source that could influence Verbal Persuasion?TeachersSchool AdministratorsPeersParents30s