People who assume that their own actions and decisions directly affect the consequences they experience are said to be ..... in locus of control, whereas people who assume that their lives are more controlled by powerful others, luck, or fate are ..... in locus of control.

SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORIES

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People who assume that their own actions and decisions directly affect the consequences they experience are said to be ____ in locus of control, whereas people who assume that their lives are more controlled by powerful others, luck, or fate are ____ in locus of control.

A	Internal; External
B	External; Internal
C	Extrovert; Introvert
D	Introvert; Extrovert

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Self-determination theory seeks to explain how being self-determined impacts motivation-that people feel more motivated to take action when they think that what they do will have an effect on the outcome.

Detailed explanation-2: -People who have internal locus of control believe that the outcomes of their actions are results of their own abilities. Internals believe that their hard work would lead them to obtain positive outcomes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Skinner believed that the environment determines behavior. According to his view, people have consistent behavior patterns because they have particular kinds of response tendencies. This means that over time, people learn to behave in particular ways.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sigmund Freud: Freud developed the psychoanalytic theory of personality development, which argued that personality is formed through conflicts among three fundamental structures of the human mind: the id, ego, and superego.

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AP PSYCHOLOGY

PERSONALITY

SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORIES