Locus of control

• What is it ?

  How much control an individual believes they have over events that happen in their life

  • dispositional
• What is internal LOC ?

  • blame self control
  • believe they have power
  • take responsibility for behaviour
  • less likely to follow others
  • more likely leaders
• What is an external LOC?

  • blame others
  • no control
  • determined by external factors
  • do what others say
  • easily influence
  • don’t take responsibility
• Research support ?

  1. Avtgis
  2. milgram post questions
• Avtgis ?

  • meta analysis
  • positive correlation between external LOC and obedience
• What did milgram find ?

  • found people had external loc
• What is evaluation for LOC?

  1. research support
  2. avtgis
  3. subjective
• Subjective ?

  • not everyone is strictly one or other
  • relies on self report
  • depends on situation