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Locus of Control in Relation to Academic Attitudes and Performance in a Personalized System of Instruction Course

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Keller, John M.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978

Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (I-E) and the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes were administered to 138 undergraduate students in a personalized system of instruction course. Results indicated that the I-E scale is related only to academic attitudes and that study habits are related to two measures of performance. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Higher Education, Locus of Control

Sex Differences in Locus of Control, Helplessness, Hopelessness, and Depression.

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Kolotkin, Richard A.; And Others – 1994

This experiment investigated: (1) relationships among locus of control, attributional style, and depression; (2) if a depressogenic attributional style could be empirically isolated; and (3) if reliable relationships existed between attribution and depression when depression was operationalized using different instruments. Subjects completed the…

Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Style, Depression (Psychology), Helplessness