As a Junior in College, Nicholas Has Made Good Grades

Multiple Choice

As a junior in college, Nicholas has made good grades in all of his classes. Despite this, he has kept putting off enrolling in English Composition I and II because he is convinced that he lacks the writing skills necessary to succeed in those classes. According to Psych for Your Life: Turning Your Goals into Reality, Nicholas's beliefs about his writing skills reflect a:

A) low level of self-actualization.
B) low degree of self-efficacy.
C) high level of activation, but a low degree of persistence.
D) normal degree of self-efficacy.