Question

Erick is confident that he has the skills and abilities to be an excellent professional baseball player. However, he is uncertain whether he will be offered a job as a player. Thus, according to Bandura, he has _____ efficacy expectations and _____ outcome expectations.

Answer 1

Answer: High, Low

Explanation: Efficacy expectation is type of belief that an individual can carry out a task in successful manner with the required behavior to get the result.

Outcome expectancy is approximate thought which describes that particular outcome can be achieved by following specific behavior.

According to the question, efficacy expectancy of Erick is high because he has a strong believe about his baseball abilities and skills. But the low rate of outcome expectancy is present due to he is not sure that his skills will definitely lead to job offer as baseball player.