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Locus of Control

The document describes a locus of control scale developed by J.B. Rotter in 1966. The scale consists of 13 pairs of statements that measure a person's belief in either internal or external control - whether they believe outcomes are determined by their own actions or external forces. A high score on the scale indicates an external locus of control, meaning a belief that life events are shaped by factors outside one's control like luck, fate or powerful others. A low score indicates an internal locus of control, meaning a belief that outcomes are primarily determined by one's own actions and abilities.

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Locus of Control

The document describes a locus of control scale developed by J.B. Rotter in 1966. The scale consists of 13 pairs of statements that measure a person's belief in either internal or external control - whether they believe outcomes are determined by their own actions or external forces. A high score on the scale indicates an external locus of control, meaning a belief that life events are shaped by factors outside one's control like luck, fate or powerful others. A low score indicates an internal locus of control, meaning a belief that outcomes are primarily determined by one's own actions and abilities.

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Locus of Control

Based on J.B. Rotter (1966) Generalized expectancies for internal versus


external control of reinforcement, Psychological Monographs, 80, (1, Whole
No. 609).

1.

o A. Many of the unhappy things in people's lives are partly due to bad
luck
o B. People's misfortunes result from the mistakes they make.

2.

o A. One of the major reasons why we have wars is because people don't
take enough interest in politics.
o B. There will always be wars, no matter how hard people try to prevent
them.

3.

o A. In the long run, people get the respect they deserve in this world.
o B. Unfortunately, an individual's worth often passes unrecognized no
matter how hard he tries.

4.

o A. The idea that teachers are unfair to students is nonsense.


o B. Most students don't realize the extent to which their grades are
influenced by accidental happenings.

5.

o A. Without the right breaks, one cannot be an effective leader.


o B. Capable people who fail to became leaders have not taken advantage
of their opportunities.
6.

o A. No matter how hard you try, some people just don't like you.
o B. People who can't get others to like them don't understand how to get
along with others.

7.

o A. I have often found that what is going to happen will happen.


o B. Trusting to fate has never turned out as well for me as making a
decision to take a definite course of action.

8.

o A. In the case of the well prepared student, there is rarely, if ever, such a
thing as an unfair test.
o B. Many times exam questions tend to be so unrelated to course work
that studying is really useless.

9.

o A. Becoming a success is a matter of hard work; luck has little or nothing


to do with it.
o B. Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the
right time.

10.

o A. The average citizen can have an influence in government decisions.


o B. This world is run by the few people in power, and there is not much
the little guy can do about it.

11.

o A. When I make plans, I am almost certain that I can make them work.
o B. It is not always wise to plan too far ahead because many things turn
out to be a matter of luck anyway.
12.

o A. In my case, getting what I want has little or nothing to do with luck.


o B. Many times we might just as well decide what to do by flipping a coin.

13.

o A. What happens to me is my own doing.


o B. Sometimes I feel that I don't have enough control over the direction
my life is taking.

Scores range from 0 - 13.

A high score indicates an external locus of control.

A low score indicates an internal locus of control.

Locus Of Control

Scores

1 A=1
2 B=1
3 B=1
4 B=1
5 A=1
6 A=1
7 A=1
8 B=1
9 B=1
10 B=1
11 B=1
12 B=1
13 B=1
Total

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