When George attends the first day of an Advanced Placement class in biology, he thinks to himself, "This is going to be a really hard class. I don't know if I have what it takes to understand and remember all this stuff." Which one of the following concepts from social cognitive theory do George's misgivings best exemplify?
A) self-reaction
B) self-observation
C) self-efficacy for learning
D) self-efficacy for performance

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George's misgivings reflect his low perceived self-efficacy for learning the subject matter in the class. Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in their ability to successfully perform a specific task, and in this case, George doubts his ability to learn the material. Self-reaction refers to an individual's emotional and self-evaluative responses to their own behaviors, self-observation refers to an individual's ability to observe and learn from their own behavior, and self-efficacy for performance refers to an individual's belief in their ability to successfully execute a specific behavior or action. None of these concepts are directly related to George's doubts about his ability to learn the material.

When George Attends the First Day of an Advanced Placement