In the context of career choice and job performance, research suggests that women perceive themselves as high in self-efficacy only:
a. when they have traditional "female" occupations.
b. when they have traditional "male" occupations.
c. if their marriages are successful.
d. if their spouses are high in self-efficacy.
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Research has shown that men perceive themselves to be high in self-efficacy for so-called traditional "male" as well as traditional "female" occupations. In contrast, women perceive themselves high in self-efficacy for so-called female occupations but low in self-efficacy for traditional male occupations.
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