Sasha believes that the questions on college tests are so unrelated to course work that studying is useless.Sasha's belief most clearly illustrates
A) emotion-focused coping.
B) an unrealistic explanatory style.
C) an external locus of control.
D) problem-focused coping.

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Sasha's belief that studying is useless because the questions on college tests are unrelated to the course work indicates an external locus of control, where Sasha feels that outside factors (in this case, the design of the test questions) are influencing their success rather than their own efforts or abilities.

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