Self-efficacy can best be demonstrated by which audience comment?
A. "I believe I can learn to do this."
B. "I think the nurse is a real expert in this stuff."
C. "Those computer graphics really make it clear how people can do this."
D. "Wow. The nurse really expects us to do this."
ANS: A
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