Social Influence Locus Of Control

Question 1

Locus of control

Answer 1

Persons perception of personal control over their own behaviour
Measured with scale with high internal locus of control at one end and high external at other

Question 2

High internal locus of control

Answer 2

Great deal of personal control
What happens seen as product of own personal effort.

Question 3

Internal locus of control more likely to resist social influence

Answer 3

In control ,confident,tend not to need social approval
Find info themselves
Make up own minds
Less likely to rely on other opinions
Positive outlook.

Question 4

High external locus of control

Answer 4

Because qs ez n I was lucky
Blame others if fail
No responsibility on u

Question 5

Supported by shute

Answer 5

Internal locus Less likely to conform to peer pressure on drugs then external

Question 6

Over simplistic

Answer 6

Rotters measure too general
Ppl may show internal at college and study hard for exams because think responsible ,incontrovertible of grades.but that person maybe external when romantic relationships n belive success of it due to fate.depending on circumstances

Question 7

Holland suppor

Answer 7

Ģave qesionare on LOC
Repeated milrams baseline
37% internals didn’t go high shocks
23% externals did not continue

Question 8

Contradictory research

Answer 8

As Ppl age =resist social Influence more ,but become more external
Would think they become internal
Twinge did study over 40 year period in those year ppl became more resistant

Question 9

Limitation

Answer 9

LOC only comes into play in new situations
Rotter points that LOC happens in novel situations.exadurated
Little influence over behaviour in familiar situations
Maybe other explanations