Self-Concept, Self-Esteem, and Self-Efficacy (8A) Practice Test

Researchers test a brief intervention intended to increase self-efficacy for learning basic coding. Participants complete a simple programming task, then are randomly assigned to either (1) receive attributional feedback emphasizing controllable effort and strategy use, or (2) receive feedback emphasizing innate talent. One week later, participants are offered a harder optional challenge problem with no extra credit. They also report anticipated stress about attempting it. Which pattern best supports that the intervention increased self-efficacy as described by Bandura?

In an experiment on learning a novel juggling routine, 80 undergraduates were randomly assigned to one of two training conditions. The mastery condition practiced a sequence that increased in difficulty only after each participant achieved a preset success criterion; the fixed-difficulty condition practiced the full routine from the start. Before training, all participants reported similar baseline confidence in their ability to learn juggling. During training, the mastery group accumulated more early successful trials and received brief performance feedback after each block, while the fixed-difficulty group experienced frequent early drops with the same amount of practice time. One week later, participants chose whether to enroll in an optional advanced juggling workshop that would involve public demonstrations. Based on Bandura’s model, which outcome most strongly indicates higher self-efficacy resulting from the mastery condition?