Psychology & Sociology · Mr. Pankow: Self-Identity & Social Interaction

Question

____ is when a person attributes environmental events/causes to an outcome

Answer

External locus of control is when a person attributes environmental events/causes to an outcome
attributes outcomes to something outside of their control
example: person w/ external locus of control does bad on a test and they attribute that to hard questions.
example 2: person w/ external locus of control does good on a test and they attribute that to luck/teacher being lenient

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