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Peer reviewedMoyer, William W. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1978
This study investigated the relationship between internal and external locus of control in subjects in a verbal learning experiment. As hypothesized, the lack of freedom of choice was associated with decreased recall in internals. Being able to choose material lead to faster learning for both internals and externals. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Individual Characteristics, Learning Motivation, Locus of Control
