When twenty-eight-year-old Rafferty recently completed a fitness assessment as part of a yearly physical, his results were poorer than he expected. His weight is higher than it should be, he has several unhealthy habits, and he is unable to lift weights comparable to others his age. Rafferty's parents say that Rafferty just inherited bad genes and that there is little he can do to improve himself. Rafferty doesn't believe this is true, so he hires a personal trainer, quits smoking, and begins to walk for 20 minutes every day. Rafferty probably has a/an

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Rafferty's actions demonstrate an internal locus of control because he believes that he can change his situation through his own efforts, such as hiring a personal trainer, quitting smoking, and starting to walk daily, rather than attributing his condition solely to unchangeable factors like genetics.

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