According to studies of achievement and locus of control, someone who has a higher external locus in college is likely to have
A) better grades than internals in college.
B) received lower scores on achievement tests in high school.
C) performed better on academic tests in elementary school than high school.
D) all of these are correct.

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According to studies, individuals with a higher external locus of control tend to attribute their academic success or failure to external factors such as luck or fate, while individuals with a higher internal locus of control tend to attribute their academic success or failure to their own abilities and efforts. Therefore, it is more likely that someone with a higher external locus of control received lower scores on achievement tests in high school.

According to Studies of Achievement and Locus of Control, Someone