A boy has once again forced himself to ask a girl out on a date, although deep down he doubts that she will say yes. Walter Mischel would say that the boy's doubts are best understood in the context of the person variable labeled

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Walter Mischel's cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS) theory suggests that individual differences in behavior are influenced by how people process the world around them, including their expectancies and beliefs about outcomes. In this scenario, the boy's doubts about the girl saying yes to a date are related to his expectations and beliefs about the situation and its potential outcome, fitting the category of "expectancies and beliefs."  These are beliefs that the individual has about the social world ("I should ask her out") and expected outcomes if he acts in certain ways ("she will refuse to go out with me").

A Boy Has Once Again Forced Himself to Ask a Girl