Donna is about 25 pounds overweight. instead of taking action, she defends her weight with the explanation that almost all of her relatives are overweight and that none have been successful with attempts to lose weight. donna’s excuse can best be described as: being unmotivated having an external locus of control having an internal locus of control being a victim of heredity

Having an external locus of control          

Explanation:

Locus of control are of two different types including:

1. External locus of control.

2. Internal locus of control.

External locus of control: In psychology, the term external locus of control is defined as the phenomenon in which an individual believes that his or her failures or successes depend on the external factors which are beyond his or her control, for example, circumstance, bias, fate, luck, injustice, etc.

In the question above, Donna’s excuse can best be described as having an external locus of control.

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