In social-cognitive theory, expectancies are
a. personal predictions about the outcome of behavior.
b. a defense mechanism in which one's expectancies keep one from recognizing one's true motives.
c. stable patterns of behavior across time and situations. d. how other people predict one's own behavior.
e. values placed on desired outcomes.
a
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