Jamaal has made three attempts to pass the road test for his driver's license. He is now
beginning to think that no matter what he doesor how much he practices he will never get
his license.
Jamaal's view of his present situation would seem to fit Rotter's concept of
a. self-efficacy.
b. reciprocal determinism.
c. internal locus of control.
d. external locus of control.
e. competency.
d. external locus of control.
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