Jane believes that she got a bad grade on her psychology...

Jane believes that she got a bad grade on her psychology paper because her professor doesn't like her. Jane most likely has an __________ locus of control.
a. internal
b. external
c. intrinsic
d. extrinsic

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Key Concepts

Locus of Control

Locus of control is a psychological concept that describes an individual's belief about the extent to which they can control events affecting them. An internal locus of control means a person believes that their own actions, decisions, and abilities directly influence outcomes, whereas an external locus of control means they attribute outcomes to factors beyond their control, such as luck, fate, or influence from others.

Attribution Theory

Attribution theory examines how individuals interpret events and how this relates to their thinking and behavior. It involves the process of assigning causes to actions and events, distinguishing between internal attributions, where personal factors like ability or effort are seen as the cause, and external attributions, where situational or external factors are considered responsible.

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00:01 So for this question, we're going to be looking at what we call in psychology a locus of control.

00:05 So basically, i think it would be helpful to start with defining what a locus of control is.

00:10 So locus of control.

00:15 Let's make this a bit smaller.

00:23 Locuses of control are basically people believing, it's basically people believing that they have control, the sense of control over what happens in their lives after an event.

00:40 So let's say you get a bad grade on a test.

00:45 There are different locuses of control that would explain why that happened.

00:50 So first, let's define this.

00:52 So people believing that they have control over outcomes during events in their lives.

01:23 Sorry, let's, there are different, like i said before, there are different locuses of control.

01:33 So, for example, we have an internal focus of control.

01:44 Basically, what this is is, let's say you do get a bad grade on the paper or an exam or a homework assignment.

01:56 People tend to blame either themselves or maybe outside factors.

02:01 Some people may think a professor's unfair, that they have a bias towards them.

02:05 Other people might think, okay, you know, hey, i could have studied better.

02:08 It was my fault.

02:10 That's on me.

02:10 I could have studied better...

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