Parental attitudes influence educational achievement. Which type of factor does this represent?

• A. External factor.
• B. Internal factor.
• C. Personal factor.
• D. Circumstance.

Answer: (A)

This is about where the influence on achievement comes from. Parental attitudes come from outside the student and shape how much support, expectation, and resources a child gets at home, which in turn affects schooling outcomes. That makes it an external factor—things in the surrounding social environment that influence performance.

Internal factors would be things inside the person, like motivation or ability, which aren’t what parental attitudes represent. A vague label like circumstance is less precise for categorizing this type of influence, whereas external factor clearly captures that the influence comes from outside the student’s own makeup.