With respect to the locus of control continuum, Sally has an external orientation. Which of the following statements would she least likely make?
A. Hard work and perseverance pay off.
B. If my luck doesn't change, I'll never get married.
C. I failed my psychology final because the professor doesn't like me.D, If I die in a car crash, then it was my time.
Question 2People are more likely to engage in a behavior if it is followed by a reward. According to Rotter, this is because the reward
A. creates an association through operant conditioning.
B. is delivered immediately after the behavior is enacted.
C. changes the environment in which the behavior takes place.
D. changes the expectancy that the behavior will lead to rewards in the future.
Question 3In Rotter's model, a behavior potential is determined in part by
A. the estimated likelihood that the behavior will lead to reinforcement.
B. the strength of other behavior potentials.
C. whether or not the role model was rewarded.
D. the distinction between learning and performance.
Question 4A man launches a campaign to change a law he does not like. According to Rotter, whether the man persists at this campaign depends on if
A. he is reinforced for his behavior.
B. he expects to be reinforced for his behavior.
C. he has seen a model that was reinforced for similar behavior.
D. the rewards he thinks he will receive really exist.
Question 5According to Rotter, all of the following are psychological variables that must be considered to account for behavior except one. Which one?
A. Beliefs
B. Perceptions
C. Estimations of likelihoods
D. Personality disorders
Question 6Colleen is trying to decide which of two events to enter in the school track meet. She thinks she would have a better chance of winning the 100 meter race, but decides to enter the 10,000 meter race instead. According to Rotter's theory,
A. her generalized expectancies determined this decision.
B. the reinforcement value of winning the 10,000 meter race is greater than the reinforcement value of winning the 100 meter race.
C. the decision illustrates that the behavior potential does not always determine behavior.
D. she must have been reinforced for winning the 10,000 meter race in the past.
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