Which of the Following Statements Is True About an External

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about an external locus of control?

• A)It refers to a generalized expectancy that outcomes depend mainly on one's personal efforts.
• B)It is,in general,conducive to one's well-being.
• C)It refers to a generalized expectancy that events are outside of one's control.
• D)It is associated with a tendency toward being more in charge of one's life.

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Definitions:

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, representing the difference between the 25th and 75th percentiles of a dataset.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points, calculated as the average of the squared deviations from the mean.

Degrees of Freedom

The count of data points in a statistical calculation that can change independently.

Sum of Squares

A statistical method that measures the variation within a dataset by summing the squared differences between each data point and the mean of the dataset.