An individual's ability to organise and monitor one's own behaviour is known as _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Self regulation
Option (1) Self control — Incorrect. Self-control is learning to delay or defer the gratification of needs; it plays a key role in fulfilling long-term goals, as in fasting during vrata or roza. It is one way of managing oneself, not the general ability to organise and monitor behaviour.
Option (2) Self esteem — Incorrect. Self-esteem is the value judgement a person makes about her/his own worth. It is how one evaluates oneself, not how one directs one’s behaviour.
Option (3) Self efficacy — Incorrect. Self-efficacy is the belief that one has the ability or behaviours required by a particular situation, based on Bandura’s social learning theory. It is a belief about one’s ability, not the monitoring of behaviour.
Option (4) Self regulation — Correct. Self-regulation refers to our ability to organise and monitor our own behaviour. People who can change their behaviour according to the demands of the external environment are high on self-monitoring.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2022 on 25-08-2022 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2025-26): “Self-regulation … Self-regulation refers to our ability to organise and monitor our own behaviour. People, who are able to change their behaviour according to the demands of the external environment, are high on self-monitoring.…” “Self-regulation … Learning to delay or defer the gratification of needs is called self-control. Self-control plays a key role in the fulfilment of long-term goals.…” “Self-esteem … As persons we always make some judgment about our own value or worth. This value judgment of a person about herself/himself is called self-esteem.…” “Self-efficacy … A person who believes that s/he has the ability or behaviours required by a particular situation demonstrates high self-efficacy.…” |