A baseball player's son is quite talented; he has received lots of awards over the years.When he gets up to bat he expects to get a hit,and when he is in the field he expects to make every catch.According to Bandura,what characteristic does this young man seem to have?

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Self-efficacy refers to a person's belief in their ability to successfully accomplish a task or goal. The young man's expectations of success in baseball suggest a high level of self-efficacy in this domain. Self-regard refers to a more general sense of self-esteem or self-worth, not necessarily tied to any particular task or domain. Self-centeredness and self-actualization are not relevant to Bandura's concept of self-efficacy.

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