Author Question: In the context of career choice and job performance, research suggests that women perceive ... (Read 28 times)

craiczarry · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

In the context of career choice and job performance, research suggests that women perceive themselves as high in self-efficacy only:

a. when they have traditional female occupations.
b. when they have traditional male occupations.
c. if their marriages are successful.
d. if their spouses are high in self-efficacy.

Question 2

Research on self-efficacy shows that it:

a. differs as a function of gender and age.
c. is higher in women than men.
b. is unrelated to physical appearance.
d. decreases with age until maturity.

Qarqy · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Research has shown that men perceive themselves to be high in self-efficacy for so-called traditional male as well as traditional female occupations. In contrast, women perceive themselves high in self-efficacy for so-called female occupations but low in self-efficacy for traditional male occupations.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Self-efficacy differs as a function of gender and age. On the average, men score higher than women in self-efficacy. These gender differences peak during the 20s and then decline in later years.