Alvin wins the hog-calling contest at the county fair. When a reporter asks him the secret of his success, Alvin replies, I was just lucky, I guess According to Rotter's expectancy theory, Alvin's explanation reflects ____.
a. that he is an external
b. that he is an internal
c. high self-efficacy
d. learned helplessness
Question 2
Eddie and Elaine both fail their first psychology quiz. Eddie decides that the questions aren't fair, whereas Elaine responds by working much harder. According to Rotter's expectancy theory, Eddie is probably ____ and Elaine is probably ____.
a. an internal; an external
b. an external; an internal
c. a reactor; a reciprocator
d. a reciprocator; a reactor
Alarm calling, a possible example of kin selection.
Who actually wins
Caravaggio, The Calling of St. Matthew.
Adrian Piper, My Calling (Card) #2 (for Bars and Discos).
The profit, p(t), made at a fair depends on the price of the ticket, t. The profit is modelled ...