Jack believes that if he goes out partying with his friends tonight,it is very likely that he will fail his history midterm tomorrow.Jack's perception about the consequences of his behaviour and the likelihood of these consequences would best be considered an example of Julian Rotter's concept of:

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Jack's perceptions about the consequences of his behaviour (going out partying) and the likelihood of these consequences (failing his history midterm) align with Rotter's expectancy theory, which posits that people's behavior is influenced by their beliefs about the likelihood of particular outcomes (expectancies). In this case, Jack believes that if he engages in a certain behavior (partying), a particular outcome is likely to occur (failing his midterm). Therefore, Jack's decision to go out or not is based on his expectancies about the consequences of his behavior.

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