Marcy believes that the outcome of athletic contests depends so much on luck that it hardly pays to put any effort into her own athletic training. Her belief most clearly illustrates what?

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Monica Bray

14 September, 19:52

Marcy believes that the outcome of athletic contests depends so much on luck that it hardly pays to put any effort into her own athletic training. Her belief most clearly illustrates what?

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Kristin Underwood · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: an external locus of control

People who believe in external locus of control will perceive that everything that happen in their life are outside of their control.

Because of this, such people tend to blame all of the failures in their life to 'luck', deity, or other people's actions rather than focusing on putting the effort to maintain their success. On average, people with external locus of control tend to unable to get into leadership positions due to their sheer negativity.