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HCHenry

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Explain what is meant by internal and external locus of control. Then, imagine that a person is in a car accident. How would someone with an internal locus of control explain it? How would someone with an external locus of control explain the same event?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Consider information presented in your text on perceptions of control.
 
  If you were the director of a nursing home and wanted your residents live longer, feel happier, and be healthier, describe three things that you would do in order to give them a greater sense of control.
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: An internal locus of control means that a person believes that he or she controls the outcomes in his or her own life. An external locus of control means that a person believes that many of life's outcomes are beyond his or her control. If a person with an internal locus of control were in a car accident, he would think that it was his own fault, whereas if a person with an external locus of control were in a car accident, she would think it was fate, or bad luck, that caused the accident.

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Answer: Students could list any three things that would increase a person's perception of control. For example, residents can decide how they want the furniture in their rooms arranged, can choose what to wear each day, and can choose when and what to eat from a menu.


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