Seeing other people fail at some activity:
a. can increase self-efficacy.
b. can lower self-efficacy.
c. affects self-efficacy only in children.
d. affects self-efficacy only in adults.
ANS: B
FEEDBACK: Seeing other people perform successfully—strengthen self-efficacy, particularly if the people we observe are similar to us in their abilities. In effect, we are saying, "If they can do it, so can I." In contrast, seeing others fail can lower self-efficacy: "If they can't do it, neither can I."
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