Shanda is afraid of failing one of her final exams, primarily because she thinks the professor gives hard exams and so, no matter how much studying she does, it won't matter. Social cognitive theorists would suggest that Shanda has an:
a) external locus of control.
b) internal locus of control.
c) introverted personality.
d) extroverted personality.
ANS: A, Those who believe that the course of their lives is beyond their control have an external locus of control.
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