SI CHEN EXAM 4 MBA 706 SCRIPT
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ what type of efficacy represents a task-and situation-specific
cognition, state-like
Answer: self-efficacy
◉ what type of efficacy is trait-like
Answer: general efficacy
◉ the expectations of personal efficacy determines what 3 three
things
Answer: 1. the decision to perform the specific task in this context
2. the amount of effort that will be expended to accomplish the
task
3. the level of persistence that will be forthcoming despite
problems, disconfirming evidence, and adversity
◉ self-efficacy can directly affect what 5 things
Answer: 1. choice behaviors
2. motivational effort
3. perseverance
4. facilitative thought patterns
5. vulnerability to stress
, ◉ what term measures the level of task difficulty that a person
believes he or she is capable of executing
Answer: magnitude
◉ what term includes instructive modeling to acquire a skill or
competency, guided skill perfection, and then transferring the
training back to the job to ensure self-directed success
Answer: guided mastery
◉ what term is to learn thinking skills and how to apply them by
observing the decision rules and reasoning strategies successful
models use as they arrive at solutions to problems and make
effective decisions
Answer: cognitive mastery modeling
◉ what term is used to depict how an individual habitually
attributes the causes of failure, misfortune, or bad events
Answer: explanatory style
◉ what are the 3 more important optimism issues
Answer: 1. little vs. big optimism
2. optimism vs pessimism
3. learning and sustaining optimism
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ what type of efficacy represents a task-and situation-specific
cognition, state-like
Answer: self-efficacy
◉ what type of efficacy is trait-like
Answer: general efficacy
◉ the expectations of personal efficacy determines what 3 three
things
Answer: 1. the decision to perform the specific task in this context
2. the amount of effort that will be expended to accomplish the
task
3. the level of persistence that will be forthcoming despite
problems, disconfirming evidence, and adversity
◉ self-efficacy can directly affect what 5 things
Answer: 1. choice behaviors
2. motivational effort
3. perseverance
4. facilitative thought patterns
5. vulnerability to stress
, ◉ what term measures the level of task difficulty that a person
believes he or she is capable of executing
Answer: magnitude
◉ what term includes instructive modeling to acquire a skill or
competency, guided skill perfection, and then transferring the
training back to the job to ensure self-directed success
Answer: guided mastery
◉ what term is to learn thinking skills and how to apply them by
observing the decision rules and reasoning strategies successful
models use as they arrive at solutions to problems and make
effective decisions
Answer: cognitive mastery modeling
◉ what term is used to depict how an individual habitually
attributes the causes of failure, misfortune, or bad events
Answer: explanatory style
◉ what are the 3 more important optimism issues
Answer: 1. little vs. big optimism
2. optimism vs pessimism
3. learning and sustaining optimism
