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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Psychology, Social > Internal-External Control
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychology > Psychology, Social > Internal-External Control

Preferred term

Internal-External Control  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Personality construct referring to an individual's perception of the locus of events as determined internally by his or her own behavior versus fate, luck, or external forces. (ERIC Thesaurus, 1996).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • External-Internal Control
  • Sense of Control

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