Questions for Educational Psychology

As a student is about to take a midterm, the best example of self-efficacy is...

a. the student has studied for many hours but is unsure if she will be successful

b. the student has not studied for the exam and is unsure if she will be successful

c. the student has studied for many hours and feels confident that she will be successful

d. the student studied for a few hours and feels that she will do ok on the exam

answer: c

You are teaching a gym class and freeze the students in the middle of an activity. As you look around the room, you acknowledge two students publicly for freezing so well. This is an example of...

a. self-reinforcement

b. vicarious reinforcement

c. self-efficacy

d. self-management

answer: b

Two sisters are playing together. The eldest is 7 and the youngest is 5. The older of the two picks up a book and starts reading it out loud. The younger of the two sees her sister's example and also picks up a book to read, despite the fact that she stills struggles reading simple books. Learning to read this way is an example of...

a. social learning theory

b. social cognitive theory

c. self-efficacy

d. self-management

answer: a