How do people with an internal locus of control differ from those with an external locus of control?
What will be an ideal response?
People with an internal locus of control tend to be more optimistic. They see themselves as capable of controlling their lives and they take responsibility for their decisions and outcomes, both positive and negative. People with an external locus of control tend to be more pessimistic. They see their lives as controlled by outside forces (fate, luck, etc.) and they blame those forces when they are disappointed. People with an external locus of control tend to view themselves as having little control over their lives.
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a. interactions; experiences b. cues; messages c. events; tragedies d. cues; events
What are the organizational strategies for improving reading comprehension, and what role do they play in the comprehension process?
What will be an ideal response?
Are defined as the skills that require the coordination of the large
muscle groups found in the arms, legs, trunk and neck. A. Fine motor skills B. Communication skills C. Cognitive skills D. Gross motor skills
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