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Do you control your destiny or are you controlled by it? This test assesses your locus of control orientation and your attribution style. "A locus of control orientation is a belief about whether the ...

Do you truly believe that you will succeed if only you work hard enough? Or do you feel like circumstances outside your control could derail your plans and prevent you from being successful? The ...

American psychologist Julian Rotter developed the concept of "locus of control" in the 1950s, describing it as "the degree to which a person perceives an outcome as being contingent on their own ...

This article originally appeared in Inside Higher Ed. Some people have a knack for writing, while others will never write well no matter how hard they try. That is an example of a question that will ...