NOBA Self-efficacy

Question 1

Self-efficacy

Answer 1

the belief that you are able to effectively perform the tasks needed to attain a valued goal.

Question 2

Self-regulation

Answer 2

The complex process through which people control their thoughts, emotions, and actions. Easier when you have high self-efficacy in the area of practice.

Question 3

Imaginal performances

Answer 3

When imagining yourself doing well increases self-efficacy.

Question 4

Collective efficacy

Answer 4

The shared beliefs among members of a group about the group’s ability to effectively perform the tasks needed to attain a valued goal.

Question 5

Self-report measure

Answer 5

A type of questionnaire in which participants answer questions whose answers correspond to numerical values that can be added to create an overall index of some construct.

Question 6

Task-specific measures of self-efficacy

Answer 6

Measures that ask about self-efficacy beliefs for a particular task (e.g., athletic self-efficacy, academic self-efficacy).

Question 7

Verbal persuasion

Answer 7

When trusted people (friends, family, experts) influence your self-efficacy for better or worse by either encouraging or discouraging you about your ability to succeed.

Question 8

Vicarious performances

Answer 8

When seeing other people succeed or fail leads to changes in self-efficacy.