Halfway Through the Semester, Samuel Quit Doing Assignments for and Going

question 124

Multiple Choice

Halfway through the semester, Samuel quit doing assignments for and going to his advanced accounting class. He attributes this to his poor performance on the first two tests, as well as his lack of talent for accounting; he feels he will do much better as a management major. Samuel is likely to be experiencing:

• A) Low self-esteem
• B) Low emotional stability
• C) An external locus of control
• D) Low self-efficacy for accounting
• E) Low emotional intelligence

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