Locus of Control

Internals

High achievement low outerdirectedness work hard

Internal locus of control

perspective that a person CAN control their life ex: I can be successful in that course if I study hard. someone who doesnt get a job blames themselves.

External locus of control

the perspective that people believe that their decisions and life are controlled by environmental factors that they cant control such as luck, chance or fate. ex: i will never be successful because i always have bad luck. someone that doesnt get a job blames it on the interviewer.

Locus of control

The perspective that individuals can control events affecting them... developed by Julian B. Rotter in 1954 based on his social-learning theory of personality.

Externals

lower academic achievement taken more chances poor work habits