A3. Locus Of Control

Question 1

What is locus of control?

Answer 1

The degree to which individuals believe they have control over their lives or think that things happen to them.

Question 2

What are 2 types of locus of control?

Answer 2

1. Internal locus of external
2. External locus of control

Question 3

What 3 things do people with an internal locus of control believe?

Answer 3

1. They have control over their lives.
2. They believe they can influence events and determine outcomes.
3. Believe their success is due to their own effort.

Question 4

What 2 things do people with an internal locus of control have?

Answer 4

1. Self belief
2. Self efficacy

Question 5

What 3 things do people with an external control have?

Answer 5

1. Beliefs that outcomes in life are determined by luck, fate and others actions.
2. More influenced by external forces such as peer pressure.
3. More likely to experience anxiety as they don’t see themselves being in control.

Question 6

What does the attribution theory explain?

Answer 6

It explains people’s perceptions of the causes of their successes and failures, and what they attribute them to.

Question 7

What are the 4 causes that people perceive that attribute to their successes and failures?

Answer 7

1. Internal or external
2. Specific or global
3. Stable or unstable
4. Controllable or uncontrollable

Question 8

How is therapy likely to be with people with an internal locus of control?

Answer 8

They are more likely to recover from addiction if they feel they have control of their therapy and outcomes.

Question 9

How is therapy likely to be for people with an external locus of control?

Answer 9

They are more likely to recover if their therapy includes external factors.

Such as drug rehabilitation