Rikey flunked the midterm and tells everyone it's the teacher's fault. He didn't study because he knew it was just a waste of time. After all, he knew the "teacher had it in for him." Rikey demonstrates a(n) .

External locus of control.

Explanation: The external locus of control is a phenomenon which persist usually within learners who strongly opine that their success or failure does not lie within their control. Such students are of the opinion that reading or studying won't make them pass while their failure to prepare doesn't necessarily result into failure. They usually place the outcome of their involvement on external factors. In the context above, Rikey didn't study for his test and failed which he felt was down to the teacher's injustice or bias.

ideology

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