Casandra Does Not Exercise Regularly and Is Not Doing as Well

question 236

Multiple Choice

Casandra does not exercise regularly and is not doing as well in university as her friends. She gives in to powerful people and is at risk for depression. All else being equal, we would predict the Casandra has

• A) high self-efficacy.
• B) an internal locus of control.
• C) a low score on extroversion.
• D) an external locus of control.
• E) only a few of Cattell's 16 traits.

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Definitions:

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Genetic Error

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