Activity for the book
My Psychology
My Take: 12.1 Locus of Control
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My Take
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Question 1
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Which statement is most likely to be uttered by a person who has an internal locus of control?
Choice
A
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“The referee cost me the match!”
Choice
B
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“I hope I get lucky today.”
Choice
C
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“If I practice hard enough I should win the game.”
Choice
D
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“Why do you keep holding me back?”
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Question 2
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Shalayja shows up late to class for 3 consecutive days. After the third class her teacher calls her on this behavior and instructs her to show up on time, to which she replies, “Well, there’s nothing I can do about the traffic that I drive through.” Shalayja is demonstrating a(n)
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locus of control rather than acknowledging that she could leave her home earlier to get to class.
Choice
A
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reactive
Choice
B
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proactive
Choice
C
,
external
Choice
D
,
internal
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Question 3
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When a person develops an external locus of control that goes to extreme levels, this can result in a sense of
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. This may lead that person to stop attempting to change or improve problematic situations.
Choice
A
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the self-serving bias
Choice
B
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learned helplessness
Choice
C
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cognitive consonance
Choice
D
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the representative heuristic
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Question 4
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Your Take!
Do you think it is better to always have an internal or external locus of control, or does the situation determine which it should be? Can you give an example of each of the three sides to this question (internal, external, and both)?
Question 4
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