It Is Believed That an Individual's Locus of Control Has

question 4

Multiple Choice

It is believed that an individual's locus of control has a major role to play in how stress will be handled.Which statement characterizes an internal locus of control?

• A) "I'll need to manage my money better in order to get out of debt."
• B) "The economy has really caused my finances to be in a real mess."
• C) "I don't think I'll ever be able to save enough to pay off my bills."
• D) "Having a family makes being able to stay out of debt really difficult."

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

An instructional process wherein the forcefulness of a behaviour is changed by the application of incentives or deterrents.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, innate reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, now elicits a conditioned response.