Self efficacy is the confidence in self while performing a
task,that is how a person evaluates himself/herself how well she/he
could perform at the task.The sources that could have led Mathew
low cookie decorating self efficacy are:
- 1. Personal experience: Mathew wouldn't have attained the
patterns that he wanted at decorating cookies,this failed attempts
would have created apprehension of low self efficacy at cookie Dev
in Mathew.
- 2. Vicarious experience: Mathew would have seen a
colleague,class mate or colleague of him struggling at decorating
cookies.
- 3. Social persuasion; Mathew wouldn't have got the expected
feedback from people of his cookie decorating.
- 4. Physical and emotional state: Mathew would have been in a
sad mood or not bc feeling well , this could have effected his
efficacy.