Methods Of Health Promotion - Rotter Flashcards
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Name the method
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Review article
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What was the aim of the Rotter study?
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To investigate the Locus of control theory
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Q
What was the sample of the Rotter study?
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6 pieces of research into individual perceptions of ability to control outcomes based on reinforcement
3
Q
What were participants who felt they had control over the situation more likely to show, compared to participants that thought chance or other other non-controllable forces determined the effects of their behaviour?
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Behaviours that would enable them to cope with potential threats
4
Q
What did Rotter conclude about the Locus of Control?
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That it would affect many of our behaviours, not just health behaviours
5
Q
What allowed a causal relationship to be established?
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High control
