In this project, I have attempted to use the New General Self-Efficacy Scale to see where I stand when it comes to my self-efficacy. I have attempted the test twice to this end. I analyzed the reasons for my mediocre score in the first attempt, taken concrete measures to deal with my shortcomings, and then re-taken the test to see how effective the measures I took were in increasing my self-efficacy. They indeed were!!

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PSYCHOLOGY PROJECT ON SELF-EFFICACY
(BY SIDDHANTH NADKARNI FYJC ARTS (B) ROLL NO.220)
PSYCHOLOGY
PROJECT ON
SELF-EFFICACY
By Siddhanth Nadkarni
(FYJC Arts B Roll no:220)

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PSYCHOLOGY PROJECT ON SELF-EFFICACY
(BY SIDDHANTH NADKARNI FYJC ARTS (B) ROLL NO.220)
1. Introduction 2
2. Self-Efficacy Test (1st Attempt) 3
3. Analysis of My Score 4
4. Plan For Improvement 5
5. Self-Efficacy Test (2nd Attempt) 6
6. Bibliography 7
INDEX
Sr.No. TITLE Page No.

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PSYCHOLOGY PROJECT ON SELF-EFFICACY
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The term “self-efficacy” in its broadest sense
indicates an individual's level of confidence in their
capacity to accomplish a task or to achieve a
particular objective. The concept of self-efficacy
was inaugurally conceived by the late Canadian-
American Psychologist, Albert Bandura OC. In
today’s day and age, psychologists assert that our
sense of self-efficacy can, to a significant extent
have an impact on whether or not we actually
accomplish a given task. According to the person
who first coined this term, the fundamental
proponents of the concept, self-efficacy are:
vicarious learning, previous experiences, affective
state, observations, physiological or psychological
arousal, locus of control, verbal
persuasion/coercion, and enactive mastery among
others. An undeniable link between Self-efficacy
and academic achievement and the ability to
overcome phobias has been established as a result
of numerous experiments in the past.
Self-efficacy is a variable
construct. It varies depending
upon the situation one may find
themself in. In other words, you
may have a high self-efficacy
toward certain situations (like a
task with a high success rate
based on previous instances) but
a low self-efficacy toward others.
Albert Bandura's theory of self-
efficacy has a wide ambit of
applications, including but not
limited to overcoming phobias,
significantly incrementing
performance in academics, and
inculcating healthy behaviourism
in oneself.
The factors affecting Self-efficacy
Albert Bandura
INTRODUCTION:
“SELF-EFFICACY HOLDS REMARKABLE IMPLICATIONS FOR LEARNERS AS WELL AS
EDUCATORS IN THE COURSE OF NURTURING INCREASED LEVELS OF SKILL AND
KNOWLEDGE. SELF-EFFICACY IS ALSO AN INTEGRAL PART OF DEVELOPING
MATHEMATICAL RESILIENCE.”

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PSYCHOLOGY PROJECT ON SELF-EFFICACY
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THE FOLLOWING ARE THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH SELF
EFFICACY:
1. High Self Confidence
2. Accurate Self Evaluation
3. Willingness to take risks
4. Sense of Accomplishment
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW SELF
EFFICACY:
1. High Fear of risks
2. High Fear of uncertainty
3. High Fear of failure
4. Impression Management
Using a 5 - point rating scale, (New General Self-Efficacy Scale,
2001) show how much you agree or disagree with something:
1. I will be able to achieve most of the goals that I set for
myself. [3]
2. When facing difficult tasks, I am certain that I will accomplish
them. [2]
3. In general, I think that I can obtain outcomes that are
important to me. [3]
4. I believe I can succeed at mostly any endeavour I set in my
mind. [4]
5. I will be able to successfully overcome many challenges. [3]
6. I am confident that I can perform effectively on many
different tasks. [4]
7. Compared to other people, I can do most tasks very well. [3]
8. Even when things are tough, I can perform quite well. [3]
Key for interpretation: 0 – 32 = High self-efficacy.
31- 24 = average self-efficacy
<24 = low self-efficacy
Score: 25 (Average)
SELF-EFFICACY TEST (1st
Attempt)
1= strongly disagree
2 = disagree
3 = neither agree nor disagree
4 = agree
5 = strongly agree

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After spending a lot of time on introspection and contemplating the various possible factors
responsible for my average performance in the self-efficacy test, I managed to narrow down on the
following reasons behind my unsatisfactory self-efficacy:
AN ANALYSIS OF MY SCORE:
• Since I am multifaceted like
most other human beings, I
found myself setting goals that
either directly or indirectly
conflicted with each other
• I hold a lot of doubt and
uncertainty about what is
possible for me and what is
not. This significantly limits my
ability to achieve most of the
goals that I set for myself.
• Whenever I am entrusted with
a significantly challenging or
difficult task, I subconsciously
tend to think that it is way
beyond my skillset and
capability right from the start.
• As a consequence of the
aforementioned problem, I
often tend to procrastinate,
which does very little to
mitigate the challenge posed
by the already difficult task
• In case the outcome of a task I
am entrusted with, is very
important for me, I generally
tend to overthink about
everything that is at stake and
about what would happen to
my reputation/credibility
should I fail at the task.
• The aforementioned problem
adds to my stress which
consequently adversely
affects my performance in the
task. Hence the outcomes of
such tasks often do not work in
my favor.
• I generally do not tend to
execute tasks better than my
peers mainly due to the fact
that I let an inferiority
complex creep into my head.
Instead of using the improved
performance of my peers as a
source of motivation to
improve myself, I tend to think
of myself as incompetent.
Therefore, my results are not
as impressive as my peers’
• I attribute my failure to
overcome most challenges to
my inability to plan ahead. I
also fail to analyze the
pattern of challenges that I
have unsuccessfully faced in
the past which prevents me
from learning from them.
• I often hesitate to ask my
elders/peers for help with
facing challenges mainly due
to the fear of being ridiculed,
rejected and most importantly
the fear of receiving the
answer “no”.
• When things get tough, they
definitely do not get the
better of me as handling
pressure is absolutely not my
forte. I easily succumb to
pressure and hence fail to
quickly formulate a plan to
get the job done when the
tough gets going.
• As a consequence of this, I am
almost never placed in a
position of leadership.

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PSYCHOLOGY PROJECT ON SELF-EFFICACY
(BY SIDDHANTH NADKARNI FYJC ARTS (B) ROLL NO.220)
Following my analysis of the reasons behind my dismal score, I decided to give myself 15
days to improve my self-efficacy. In order to ensure my improvement, I decided to take the
measures given below:
COURSE OF ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT:
• In order to achieve most
of my goals in case of
conflicts, I must be honest
with myself and ask
myself whether or not I
am compromising on
other important goals by
achieving a particular
one.
• I must increase my
capabilities to the point
that any doubt
regarding their
inadequacy is eliminated.
• Instead of thinking of
challenging tasks as
burdens, and
procrastinating, I must
think of them as
opportunities that will
help me enhance my
skillset and boost my
confidence.
• If I am unable to execute
a task alone, I must try to
garner the assistance of
my well-wishers, like my
friends, family or teacher
• When the outcome of a
task is important for me, I
can convert my weakness
into a strength. Instead of
thinking about how a
negative outcome could
ruin things for me, I could
visualise a positive
outcome and use that as
motivation to work
towards making that
outcome materialize.
• To achieve this, I can use
affirmations.
• Before charting my
course of action to
overcome a challenge, I
must plan ahead by
always keeping in mind
reasonably foreseeable
outcomes. I must learn
from my past mistakes to
prevent re-occurrences.
• Whenever I hesitate to
ask my near and dear
ones for help, I must
remember that they want
me to succeed in life.
• With so much uncertainty
glaring me in the face,
rather than seeing the
pressure of the moment
as a threat toward my
self-worth, I must learn to
look at it as an
opportunity to challenge
myself and have fun with
it.
• I must reframe tasks as
temporary as pressure
mainly comes with the
do- or-die attitude.
• Whenever any of my
peers do exceedingly
well at a particular task,
I must remember the line
“If they can do it, I can
too!”. This will eliminate
the possibility of an
inferiority complex
creeping into me. On the
contrary, it might push
me to my peak
performance.
• I must compete with
myself and not my peers.

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PSYCHOLOGY PROJECT ON SELF-EFFICACY
(BY SIDDHANTH NADKARNI FYJC ARTS (B) ROLL NO.220)
After the completion of the 15-day period I had given myself for self-improvement, I decided
to re-take the Self-Efficacy Test. I wanted to see how effective the methods I had employed
to increase my self-efficacy had proven to be. The results were as follows:
SELF-EFFICACY TEST (2nd Attempt):
Using a 5 - point rating scale, (New General Self-Efficacy Scale,
2001) show how much you agree or disagree with something:
1. I will be able to achieve most of the goals that I set for
myself. [4]
2. When facing difficult tasks, I am certain that I will accomplish
them. [4]
3. In general, I think that I can obtain outcomes that are
important to me. [4]
4. I believe I can succeed at mostly any endeavour I set in my
mind. [4]
5. I will be able to successfully overcome many challenges. [4]
6. I am confident that I can perform effectively on many
different tasks. [4]
7. Compared to other people, I can do most tasks very well. [4]
8. Even when things are tough, I can perform quite well. [4]
1= strongly disagree
2 = disagree
3 = neither agree nor disagree
4 = agree
5 = strongly agree
Key for interpretation: 0 – 32 = High self-efficacy.
31- 24 = average self-efficacy
<24 = low self-efficacy
Score: 32 (High)
ALL IN ALL: THE TEST EFFECTIVELY
HELPED ME IN INCREASING MY LEVELS
OF SELF-EFFICACY!!!!

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(BY SIDDHANTH NADKARNI FYJC ARTS (B) ROLL NO.220)
*I have used the blue and yellow colour scheme to represent my support for Ukraine in the
ongoing Russo-Ukraine conflict.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Referenced from: http://psycnet.apa.org/record/1977-25733-001
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/199705/pumping-your-attitude
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1747938X1000045X
https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/10-ways-how-to-overcome-challenges/
https://www.lifehack.org/468908/4-reasons-why-you-cant-achieve-your-goals
THANK YOU!!