KEY CONCEPTS + THEORIES EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026/2027.
What is personal control? - ANS The belief that one can influence outcomes and life events.
What are the two types of expectancy in control theory? - ANS Efficacy expectations (can I do
it?) and outcome expectations (will it work?).
What is self-efficacy? - ANS Belief in one's ability to successfully perform a task.
What are the four sources of self-efficacy? - ANS Past performance, vicarious experience,
verbal persuasion, physiological state.
What happens when self-efficacy is high? - ANS More effort, persistence, and better
performance.
What is learned helplessness? - ANS A belief that outcomes are uncontrollable, leading to
passivity.
What causes learned helplessness? - ANS Repeated exposure to uncontrollable negative
events.
1 @2026 COPY ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026/2027.
What is personal control? - ANS The belief that one can influence outcomes and life events.
What are the two types of expectancy in control theory? - ANS Efficacy expectations (can I do
it?) and outcome expectations (will it work?).
What is self-efficacy? - ANS Belief in one's ability to successfully perform a task.
What are the four sources of self-efficacy? - ANS Past performance, vicarious experience,
verbal persuasion, physiological state.
What happens when self-efficacy is high? - ANS More effort, persistence, and better
performance.
What is learned helplessness? - ANS A belief that outcomes are uncontrollable, leading to
passivity.
What causes learned helplessness? - ANS Repeated exposure to uncontrollable negative
events.
1 @2026 COPY ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
