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POWERFUL OTHERS LOCUS CONTROL [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
CONT

The Levenson Locus of Control Scale is intended to measure three dimensions of generalized expectancy for control of reinforcement or control perception: a) internal locus of control ... (b) powerful others locus of control-generalized belief that the behaviour of powerful others is instrumental in determining whether one experiences reinforcement or avoids punishment ... c) chance locus of control....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
OBS

(...) travaux sur le locus de contrôle (...) Dans ces travaux, les sujets sont situés sur une dimension "contrôle externe-contrôle interne". (...) les sujets sont situés au pôle externe lorsqu'ils ont le sentiment que ce qui leur arrive est l'effet du hasard ou de facteurs échappant à leur contrôle (...) L'absence de contrôle de la situation a aussi pour conséquence notable une élévation du niveau d'anxiété.

Spanish

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