The simple definition of locus of control is described as one’s outlook on the world. Locus of control is a broad topic and can be divided into internal and external locus of control. An internal locus of control is described as “the perception that you control your own fate” (Myers 578). “The perception that chance or outside forces beyond your personal control determine your fate” (Myers 578) is the idea of external locus of control. A person who has an internal locus of control believes that they are able to make a change in the world, causing them to be more confident, motivated, and tend to be success oriented. The downside to having an internal locus of control is accepting responsibility, a person must accept the blame for their failures.
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In turn, this results in a difference in opinions and outlooks at the world. One of my teachers, Mrs. Hardy, answer the locus of control questionnaire and ended up with the score of 3 discovering that she has an internal locus of control. Mrs. Hardy is a teacher that believes that you are in charge of your future and that you alone pave your own road through life. A couple of my friend also took the locus of control test which proved to be very difficult to chose answers but in the end showed that both had an internal locus of control. When something terrible happens they are the ones to say “Think positive”. Making everyone around them look at the positive side of the situation that is occurring. Both of my grandparents, from a totally different generation, had an external locus of control but it has been proven that older people tend to have an external locus of control. Growing up when something would go wrong my grandparents would always tell me that things just happen like that sometimes and never really pushed to try to change how things were. A person's locus of control is influenced in the early stages of life but as life goes on one develops their own beliefs or locus of control. At the very beginning of life most are influenced by their parents but as one gets older they develop their own thoughts about why things
In turn, this results in a difference in opinions and outlooks at the world. One of my teachers, Mrs. Hardy, answer the locus of control questionnaire and ended up with the score of 3 discovering that she has an internal locus of control. Mrs. Hardy is a teacher that believes that you are in charge of your future and that you alone pave your own road through life. A couple of my friend also took the locus of control test which proved to be very difficult to chose answers but in the end showed that both had an internal locus of control. When something terrible happens they are the ones to say “Think positive”. Making everyone around them look at the positive side of the situation that is occurring. Both of my grandparents, from a totally different generation, had an external locus of control but it has been proven that older people tend to have an external locus of control. Growing up when something would go wrong my grandparents would always tell me that things just happen like that sometimes and never really pushed to try to change how things were. A person's locus of control is influenced in the early stages of life but as life goes on one develops their own beliefs or locus of control. At the very beginning of life most are influenced by their parents but as one gets older they develop their own thoughts about why things