When Brandon Decided He Needed a New Car,he Immediately Called

question 102

Multiple Choice

When Brandon decided he needed a new car,he immediately called his old college roommate,who owns a BMW dealership,to ask questions about options and financing.Brandon was searching for information from

• A) an external source.
• B) an internal locus of control.
• C) a reference source.
• D) an internal source.
• E) a situational factor group.

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Definitions:

Macrosystem

The broadest context in the ecological systems theory, encompassing societal cultures, laws, customs, and resources that influence the individual's development.

Exosystems

In ecological systems theory, the external environments and contexts that indirectly influence an individual's development, such as parents' workplaces.

Microsystem

The immediate environment in which an individual lives or operates, such as the family, school, peer group, or workplace, in ecological systems theory.

Social Environment

The immediate physical and social setting in which individuals live or in which something happens or develops, encompassing the cultural, economic, and social circumstances affecting the life of an individual or community.