Mitch knows that if he and his brother play quietly until their

mother finishes her college homework, that she will rent a movie for them and make them popcorn. Mitch and his brother's anticipation of this movie night reward is referred to by Julian Rotter as
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b. a situational determinant.
c. the psychological situation.
d. an expectancy.


ANSWER: d

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