Six-year-old Sarah had been watching her older brother and sister in swim meets for several years. Sarah believed she was a good swimmer, too, and eagerly entered her first swim meet shortly after she turned 6. Bandura would say that __________ played a role in Sarah's desire to imitate her siblings.

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Bandura's social learning theory emphasizes the role of self-efficacy, which refers to a person's belief in their ability to perform a specific task or behavior. In this case, Sarah's observation of her siblings' successful swimming performances likely increased her self-efficacy for swimming and motivated her to participate in her own swim meet.

Six-Year-Old Sarah Had Been Watching Her Older Brother and Sister