Bill believes that he is a failure at work. Later he comes to believe that he is a failure at home, even though this assessment is inaccurate. Rotter would say that Bill:

a. has low reinforcement value in both situations
b. is generalizing his expectations inappropriately
c. finds his work uninteresting and his family life exciting
d. has extremely high minimal goals


b

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