LOCUS OF CONTROL (AO3)

Question 1

what does the locus of control (Rotter 1966) refer to?

Answer 1

-the sense we each have about what directs events in our lives

Question 2

what do internals believe?

Answer 2

• that what happens to them is largely controlled and directed by themselves; they are responsible
• they are more likely to be confident, intelligent, have high self esteem and have less need for social approval;

Question 3

what do externals believe?

Answer 3

-they have a tendency to believe that things happen without their control and are a matter of luck or other outside forces

Question 4

what exists between high external and internal locus of control?

Answer 4

-a continuum

Question 5

what is a person who has a high internal LOC more likely to be able to do?

Answer 5

-resist social influences as they take personal responsibility for their actions