As part of a class you are interviewing a five-year-old girl.You ask the child to explain how to cook breakfast and how to ride a bike.She doesn't seem to notice that her explanations do not make sense.Since you are familiar with social cognitive theory,you know that this child probably has not yet developed a mature ability of:
A) self-efficacy
B) self-analysis
C) schemes
D) purposeful behavior

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According to social cognitive theory, self-analysis is the ability to monitor and evaluate one's own thoughts and behavior. The fact that the child does not notice that her explanations do not make sense suggests that she has not yet developed this ability. Self-efficacy refers to belief in one's ability to achieve a goal, schemes refer to mental frameworks for organizing and interpreting information, and purposeful behavior refers to behavior directed towards achieving a goal, but neither of these concepts accurately explain the child's inability to recognize the inconsistencies in her explanations.

As Part of a Class You Are Interviewing a Five-Year-Old