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Unit 7 · Personality, Motivation, Emotion, Stress & Coping Psychology · June 2025 · 28 Jun, Shift 2

Match the following :

List IList II
A. Social persuasionI. Past success and failure in similar situation as perceived by the individual
B. Physiological arousalII. Seeing other people like you succeed on a task that is similar to the one you face
C. Mastery experienceIII. Sense of anxiety and forbidding
D. Vicarious experienceIV. Encouragement, informational feedback, useful guidance from a trusted source

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Correct answer: B. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

Explanation

Bandura's efficacy sources: social persuasion – encouragement; physiological arousal – anxiety; mastery – past successes; vicarious – seeing similar others succeed.

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