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Peer reviewedConnolly, Sean G. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1980
Presents counseling and communication techniques for giving external expectancies the internal direction necessary to facilitate behavior change. Locus of control expectancies provide a useful concept for assessing and influencing the behavior of unmotivated clients. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques
Peer reviewedWeisz, John R.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1984
Individuals gain feelings of control either by influencing existing realities (primary control) or by accommodating to existing realities (secondary control). Comparisons of American culture (which encourages primary control) and Japanese culture (which encourages secondary control) suggest that, ideally, individuals and cultures should blend both…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits
