MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS
STRESS AND HEALTH
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Question
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world events are largely controlled by a few powerful people
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personal freedom decreases life satisfaction
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individuals can influence their own outcomes in life
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self-control grows permanently weaker with exercise
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Detailed explanation-1: -People with a high internal locus of control believe that they control their own success or failure; that success or failure is not the result of chance or fate. By contrast, having a high external locus of control would mean that one attributes success or failure to factors outside of their control.
Detailed explanation-2: -by fate, luck, or other. external circumstances. Internal Locus of. Control. Individual believes that his/her behaviour is guided by his/her personal decisions and efforts.
Detailed explanation-3: -If we place the locus of control internally, we are likely to believe our own actions determine the outcome. Rotter (1966) stated that where we place that locus will either reinforce or punish our actions. An internal locus of control will lead to a reinforcement of that behavior, and the behavior will continue.
Detailed explanation-4: -People with an internal locus of control assume a personal responsibility and influence over what happens to them. When they face a new and unpredictable situation they trust their ability to influence it, and so the unknown appears less threatening (ibid.).