CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

FREUDS PERSONALITY THEORY

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People who assume that their own actions and decisions directly affect the consequences they experience are said to be ____ in locus of control, whereas people who assume that their lives are more controlled by powerful others, luck, or fate are ____ in locus of control.
A
Internal; External
B
External; Internal
C
Extrovert; Introvert
D
Introvert; Extrovert
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Self-determination theory seeks to explain how being self-determined impacts motivation-that people feel more motivated to take action when they think that what they do will have an effect on the outcome.

Detailed explanation-2: -Within psychology, Locus of Control is considered to be an important aspect of personality. The concept was developed originally Julian Rotter in the 1950s (Rotter, 1966). Locus of Control refers to an individual’s perception about the underlying main causes of events in his/her life.

Detailed explanation-3: -People who have internal locus of control believe that the outcomes of their actions are results of their own abilities. Internals believe that their hard work would lead them to obtain positive outcomes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rotter (1966) defines locus of control as the degree to which a person perceives an outcome as being contingent on their own actions or those of external forces, existing along a continuum from a more internalized orientation to a more externalized orientation.

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