Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 34

Three different beliefs based on social cognitive theory have been shown to influence personality development and behavior. Rotter studied beliefs concerning how much control we have over situations or rewards. If we believe that we have control over situations and rewards, we are said to have an (a) _____. If we believe that we do not have control over situations and rewards and that events outside ourselves (fate) determine what happens, we are said to have an (b) _____.