What happens when you are faced with a difficult challenge?

please help me understand this question,
complete the self-assessment, “Will You Be a Hit or a Miss? The Expectancy for Success
Scale,” on pp. 53-54. Consider how employers and fellow team members could use this
instrument at work. Is this test reliable? Is it valid? What are the potential benefits and
drawbacks of a test that attempts to measure skills, abilities, or traits?
Will You Be a Hit or a Miss?

The Expectancy for Success Scale

Life is filled with opportunities and obstacles. What happens when you are faced with a difficult challenge? Do you rise to

meet it, or do you back off? Social-cognitive theorists note that our self-efficacy expectancies influence our behavior. When

we believe that we are capable of succeeding through our own efforts, we marshal our resources and apply ourselves.

The following scale, created by Fibel and Hale (1978), can give you insight as to whether you believe that your own

efforts are likely to meet with success. You can compare your own expectancies for success with those of other undergraduates

taking psychology courses by turning to the scoring key at the end of the chapter.

Directions: Indicate the degree to which each item applies to you by circling the appropriate number, according to this key:

1Highly improbable

2Improbable

3Equally improbable and probable, not sure

4Probable

5Highly probable