"The efficacy of the innoculations would not be known until after the winter." "Folklore suggests the efficacy of garlic in strengthening the immune system."
When a person believes in their own ability to be successful inspecific situations, this is known as self-efficacy. Self-efficacyplays a major role in how we think, feel, and …perform. (MORE)
The word efficacious means about the same as "effective" -- it means capable of having the intended result. Example: "A shotgun is efficacious in controlling wild rabbits." "…For a simple cough, honey is often as efficacious as medicinal syrups." (MORE)
Civic Efficacy is one of the goals of effective social studies education. It basically means learning how to be a good citizen by utilizing skills such as voting, knowing and …following laws, etc. (MORE)
Internal Efficacy is one's confidence in their abilities to understand and influence political events. Not to be confused with External Efficacy which is the belief that the g…overnmental system will respond to the citizens, in turn giving them more trust in the government. (MORE)
An efficacious symbol is something that promotes an idea, but at the same time it actually causes that idea to happen. For example, the Church is one because it "promotes" sal…vation, but it also "causes" salvation. (MORE)
The term efficacy means "ability to produce results" or "effectiveness." so the efficacy labels on disinfectant products is to inform the user about what the product is "effec…tive in fighting against." (MORE)