What term describes an individual’s strong belief in their personal capability to execute specific tasks and achieve performance outcomes?

Explanation

• Conceptualized by Albert Bandura, Self-Efficacy is an individual’s confidence in their specific capacity to execute actions required to handle prospective situations.
• High self-efficacy increases task persistence, resilience against obstacles, and willingness to undertake challenging objectives.
• Self-esteem measures general self-worth, whereas self-efficacy is task-specific confidence.