Corina supervises 12 cashiers at Prime Grocers. Lately, the cashiers have had several instances of substantial cash shortage because Corina has not been verifying their initial cash amount. When approached by her manager about this situation, Corina replied, "The cashiers are lazy and just do not care." Which of the following traits is Corina exhibiting?

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Corina is exhibiting an external locus of control, which means that she believes that outside factors are responsible for the cash shortages rather than her own actions as a supervisor. She is blaming the cashiers instead of taking responsibility for her role in verifying their initial cash amounts.

Corina Supervises 12 Cashiers at Prime Grocers