Personality: Julian Rotter & Locus of Control Theory
b
Individuals with a weak internal locus of control: a) Believe events in their life derive primarily from their own actions. b) Believe event in their life derive from environmental factors of which they can not control.
External Locus of Control
Attribute outcomes of events to external circumstances.
Locus of Control
A generalised expectancy for internal as opposed to external control of reinforcements.
Julian Rotter
An American psychologist known for developing influential theories, including social learning theory and locus of control.
a
An American psychologist known for developing influential theories, including social learning theory and locus of control. a) Julian Rotter b) Raymond Cattell c) Alfred Bandura c) Mary Ainsworth
External Locus of Control
Believe actions are a result of external factors, such as fate, luck, the influence of powerful others and/or a belief that the world is too complex for one to predict or successfully control its outcomes.
External Locus of Control
Believe that the things which happen in their lives are out of their control;
Locus
Conceptualized as either internal (the person believes they can control their life) or external (the person believes their decisions and life are controlled by environmental factors).
Internal Locus of Control
Exhibit high achievement motivation and low outer-directedness.
External Locus of Control
Exhibit low achievement motivation and high outer-directedness.
Internal Locus of Control
Individuals who believe that the outcomes of actions are results of their own abilities.
a
Individuals with a strong internal locus of control: a) Believe events in their life derive primarily from their own actions. b) Believe event in their life derive from environmental factors of which they can not control.
c
It has been argued that the "locus of control" is conceptually the same, or similar to: a) Alfred Bandura; Social Learning Theory b) John Bowlby; Attachment Theory c) Alfred Bandura; Self-Efficacy d) John Bowlby; Maternal Deprivation Theory
Locus of Control
Refers to the extent to which individuals believe they can control events affecting them.
Internal Locus of Control
Tend to attribute outcomes of events to their own control.
