Internal-External Control Expectancies: From Contingency to Creativity.

Strickland, Bonnie R.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Internal-External Control Expectancies: From Contingency to Creativity.

Strickland, Bonnie R.

American Psychologist, v44 n1 p1-12 Jan 1989

Reviews research on the theory of internal-external (IE) control expectancies over the past 30 years. Relates the IE to the following current attributions and personal styles: (1) perceived control; (2) helplessness; and (3) optimism, particularly in regard to health. (FMW)

Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Health, Literature Reviews, Locus of Control, Personality Measures, Psychological Characteristics, Psychological Studies, Social Cognition, Socialization

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