Personality affecting Independent Behaviour

Question 1

your resistance to social influence might also be affected by

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a personality characteristic called locus of control

Question 2

locus of control indicates how much personal contol

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you believe you have over events in your life

Question 3

the idea is that people who feel they’re generally in control of what happens in their life are

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more likely to resist - this is a dispositional explanation for resistance

Question 4

Rotter date

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1966

Question 5

Rotter (1966) developed a

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questionnaire to measure locus of contol

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the questionnaire involved choosing between

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paired statements

Question 7

paired statement example

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A. Misfortune is usually brought about by people’s own actions
B. Things that make us unhappy are largely due to bad luck

Question 8

if you agree with statement A then

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you have an internal locus of control

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an internal locus of control is categorized by a belief

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that what happens in your life results from your own behavior or actions

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if you agree with statement B then

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you have an external locus of control

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an external locus of control is categorized by a belief

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that events are caused by external forces like luck or the actions of others

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people with an internal locus of control feel a

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stronger sense of control over their lives than people in external locus of control

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people with internal locus of control are more likely to display

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independent behaviors

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people with external locus of control may be more likely to

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conform or obey