How might locus of control relate to a person quitting cigarette smoking?
A. Someone with an external locus of control might blame the addictive qualities of nicotine, switch to nicotine gum, and quit more easily than someone with an internal locus of control.
B. Someone with an internal locus of control would take the blame for being too weak to quit and would probably give up trying.
C. Someone with an external locus of control would contend that because family and friends are always smoking, quitting is just too hard and would not quit.
D. Because nicotine is so addictive, someone with an internal locus of control would see the drug as able to overpower internal choice and find it very difficult to stop.
Answer: C
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