AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, students with an internal locus of control might blame poor grades on their failure to study, whereas students with an external locus of control may blame an unfair teacher or test for their poor performance.

Detailed explanation-2: -If you have an external locus of control, you likely believe that what happens to you is the result of luck or fate, or is determined by people in authority. You may tend to give up when life doesn’t “go your way, ” because you don’t feel that you have the power to change it.

Detailed explanation-3: -They think that hard work and personal skills would contribute to good results. People with an external locus of control, on the other hand, believe that their actions do not affect future results and that the results of their actions depend on factors outside their control (Landy & Conte, 2004; Martin et al., 2005).

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. External locus of control is the belief that one’s behavior will not lead to valued reinforcement that is available in the environment and therefore not under one’s control. The occurrence of reinforcement is believed to be a function of factors out of one’s control such as luck, chance, or randomness.