Bandura, Adams, and Beyer (1977) found that the most accurate predictor of a person’s behavior is
A) a person’s actual capabilities.
B) a person’s perceived self-efficacy.
C) scores on a battery of personality tests.
D) how a person performed in the past.
Answer: B
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