Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory

What does "self-efficacy" refer to in Bandura's theory?

• The tendency to avoid challenging tasks

• A person’s belief in their ability to succeed in specific situations

• The belief that environment controls behaviour

Bandura’s theory emphasises that learning can occur...

• Only through direct experience

• Through observing others, even without direct experience

• Only when there is a reward involved

Which relates most to this scenario: Paris lacks confidence in her ability to cut and glue, and as a result, feels frustrated and less enthusiastic about completing the task.

• Modelling

• Observational Learning

• Self-Efficacy

• Reinforcement

Which relates most to this scenario: Marcus sees Kelly using multiple colours and changes his approach to copy her method.

• Modelling

• Reinforcement

• Self-Efficacy

• Observational Learning

Which relates most to this scenario: Ms. Rinaldi demonstrates how to colour, cut, and glue the letters in the correct order.

• Reinforcement

• Self-Efficacy

• Modelling

• Reinforcement