What describes the extent to which individuals believe they can control events affecting them?

• A. Self-Efficacy
• B. External Locus of Control
• C. Internal Control
• D. Locus of Control

Answer: (D)

Locus of control describes the extent to which individuals believe they can control events affecting them. It’s the overall sense of influence over what happens in life, with internal locus of control meaning you believe your own actions shape outcomes, and external locus of control meaning you think outcomes are due to luck, fate, or other people.

Self-efficacy is about confidence in handling specific tasks, not about general control over events. Internal control is essentially another way to refer to internal locus of control, whereas locus of control is the broader term that covers both internal and external beliefs.

So, the best answer is locus of control.