(i) Efficacy expectancies represent skills required to complete the goal.

Question

State whether the following statements are true or false and give a reason for your answer.

(i) Efficacy expectancies represent skills required to complete the goal.

(ii) To have a healthy self-concept implies to be a highly capable person.

(iii) The real self represents our dynamic ambitions and goals.

(iv) A person who has high self-worth can’t tolerate failure.

Answer 1

(i) False

Outcome expectancies represent skills required to complete the goal while efficacy expectancies refer to a person’s analysis about whether he has those skills.

(ii) True 

Self-concept is our total image of ourselves. A person who has a healthy and positive image of himself tends to be capable.

(iii) False 

Ideal self represents our dynamic ambitions and goals

(iv) False 

A person who has high self-worth can cope with challenges in life and also tolerates failure and sadness effectively.