Self-efficacy can be broken down into two component parts, outcome expectations and efficacy expectations. Define these components using an example from your own life
What will be an ideal response?
The term outcome expectation refers to our belief that a particular action will lead to a particular outcome. For example, an overweight person who wants to lose weight and has high outcome expectations may believe that reducing the amount of food eaten will lead to weight loss. The term efficacy expectation refers to the belief that the person can successfully execute the actions that lead to the desired outcome—that he or she can reduce the amount of food eaten.
The overweight person with high outcome expectancy and high efficacy expectations believes that he or she can successfully reduce the amount of food eaten and that this will lead to success in losing weight. This person has a higher probability of success in a weight loss program than another overweight person with low self-efficacy. High self-efficacy also relates to secondary appraisal in that the person believes he or she has the coping resources to deal with the challenge (e.g., weight loss) and thus will be less stressed by it.
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