Lenny Believes That He Has Very Little Control Over Many

question 15

Multiple Choice

Lenny believes that he has very little control over many things in his life such as health, success in school, and happiness in relationships. Lenny is exhibiting a strong __________.

• A) external locus of control
• B) internal locus of control
• C) desire to affiliate with others
• D) need for cognition

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values in a statistical calculation that are free to vary.

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistics that proposes there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the starting point for testing.

Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines whether a result is statistically significant; often denoted by alpha (α).

Partitioning

The process of allocating the total sum of squares and degrees of freedom to the various components.