After a particularly challenging examination, a student is overheard in the hallway exclaiming, "That instructor just grades too hard! She only gave me a B on the test!" This student is exhibit-ing traits of a(an):
a. external locus-of-control.
b. internal locus-of-control.
c. perfectionist.
d. realist.
A
Persons with external locus-of-control often do not take responsibility for what happens to him or her.
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