Self-efficacy refers to

A. the need to engage in warm relations with other people.
B. the sense that one is in control of one's own life.
C. the belief that one has the competence to accomplish a given goal or task.
D. the sense that one can gain skills and overcome obstacles.


Answer: C

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a. True b. False

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