Cliff agrees that environmental influences are important determinants of psychological disorders, but he also believes that self-efficacy and one's expectancies about the world play an equal role in the development of these disorders. Cliff is advocating which psychological perspective?

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Cliff's view aligns with the social cognitive perspective, which emphasizes the role of cognitive processes (such as expectancies and beliefs about one's abilities, or self-efficacy) in understanding behavior, including the development of psychological disorders. This perspective integrates the importance of environmental influences with the individual's cognitive processing of these influences.

Cliff Agrees That Environmental Influences Are Important Determinants of Psychological