Social Influence Locus Of Control

Question 1

Social influence
Locus of control
Outline

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

Social influence
Locus of control
High internal locus of control

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Social influence
Locus of control
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

Social influence
Locus of control
High external locus of control

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Social influence
Locus of control
Over simplistic

Answer 5

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 6

Social influence
Locus of control
Contradictory research

Answer 6

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 7

Social influence
Locus of control
Limitation

Answer 7

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