Locus of control (Rotter, 1966)

l: loc
q: For each pair of statements, choose the one you agree with most.<br>
If you do not agree with either of them, choose the one that is least<br>
objectionable or remote.<br>
t: multiradio 2
o: random
o: scores 0 1
- Children get into trouble because their patents punish them too much.
- The trouble with most children nowadays is that their parents are too easy with them.
 - People's misfortunes result from the mistakes they make.
 - Many of the unhappy things in people's lives are partly due to bad luck.
- One of the major reasons why we have wars is because people don't take enough interest in politics.
- There will always be wars, no matter how hard people try to prevent them.
 - In the long run people get the respect they deserve in this world
 - Unfortunately, an individual's worth often passes unrecognized no matter how hard he tries
- The idea that teachers are unfair to students is nonsense.
- Most students don't realize the extent to which their grades are influenced by accidental happenings.
 - Capable people who fail to become leaders hive not taken advantage of their opportunities.
 - Without the right breaks one cannot be an effective leader.
- People who can't get others to like them don't understand how to get along with others.
- No matter how hard you try some people just don't like you.
 - Heredity plays the major role in determining one's personality
 - It is one's experiences in life which determine what they're like.
- Trusting to fate has never turned out as well for me as making a decision to take a definite course of action.
- I have often found that what is going to happen will happen.
 - In the case of the well prepared student there is rarely if ever such a thing as an unfair test.
 - Many times exam questions tend to be so unrelated to course work that studying in really useless.
- Becoming a success is a matter of hard work, luck has little or nothing to do with it.
- Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.
 - The average citizen can have an influence in government decisions.
 - This world is run by the few people in power, and there is not much the little guy can do about it.
- When I make plans, I am almost certain that I can make them work.
- It is not always wise to plan too far ahead because many things turn out to- be a matter of good or bad fortune anyhow.
 - There are certain people who are just no good.
 - There is some good in everybody.
- In my case getting what I want has little or nothing to do with luck.
- Many times we might just as well decide what to do by flipping a coin.
 - Getting people to do the right thing depends upon ability. Luck has little or nothing to do with it.
 - Who gets to be the boss often depends on who was lucky enough to be in the right place first.
- By taking an active part in political and social affairs the people can control world events.
- As far as world affairs are concerned, most of us are the victims of forces we can neither understand, nor control.
 - There really is no such thing as "luck."
 - Most people don't realize the extent to which their lives are controlled by accidental happenings.
- One should always be willing to admit mistakes.
- It is usually best to cover up one's mistakes.
 - How many friends you have depends upon how nice a person you are.
 - It is hard to know whether or not a person really likes you.
- Most misfortunes are the result of lack of ability, ignorance, laziness, or all three.
- In the long run the bad things that happen to us are balanced by the good ones.
 - With enough effort we can wipe out political corruption.
 - It is difficult for people to have much control over the things politicians do in office.
- There is a direct connection between how hard 1 study and the grades I get.
- Sometimes I can't understand how teachers arrive at the grades they give.
 - A good leader expects people to decide for themselves what they should do.
 - A good leader makes it clear to everybody what their jobs are.
- It is impossible for me to believe that chance or luck plays an important role in my life.
- Many times I feel that I have little influence over the things that happen to me.
 - People are lonely because they don't try to be friendly.
 - There's not much use in trying too hard to please people, if they like you, they like you.
- There is too much emphasis on athletics in high school.
- Team sports are an excellent way to build character.
 - What happens to me is my own doing.
 - Sometimes I feel that I don't have enough control over the direction my life is taking.
- In the long run the people are responsible for bad government on a national as well as on a local level.
- Most of the time I can't understand why politicians behave the way they do.

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