The Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire, which measures perceived locus of control of academic outcomes, was administered to 28 emotionally handicapped (EH) and 25 learning disabled (LD)/EH children. Between group comparison revealed that EH children took significantly more personal responsibility for academic failure than did…

Higher drive or achievement motivation was found among recent Southern black immigrants as compared with a matched group of northern blacks. However, there was no support for hypothesized differences in attribution of responsibility or locus of control. (EH)

Offers suggestions for classroom strategies which are congruent with the development of more internal expectancies dealing with the locus of control-learning effectiveness relationship. (RB)

Results of an investigation to determine if differential study habits between internal and external individuals could be a significant factor in the link between locus of control and academic achievement indicate that the study habits are an important factor. (Author/KM)

The present study attempted to predict locus of control orientation from responses given to TAT cards by both male and female Ss. (Author)

This investigation was designed to provide information about two issues: the nature of internal-external differences in self-reinforcement behavior and the source of those differences. (Author/RK)

Encourages professionals in helping relationships to explore and experience biofeedback training for voluntary self-regulation. A sample biofeedback training program is described. Observations of participants in biofeedback programs are presented. (Author/BW)

The purpose of this study was to extend the generality of research on the relationship between locus of control in children and achievement to a group of emotionally disturbed children. Results indicate that those emotionally disturbed children who perceive a relationship between their behavior and the resulting consequences obtain higher…

Rotter's Internal-External (I-E) locus of control scale, the MMPI, and the CPI were administered to 100 males in a nonacademic environment. Relationships between I-E and the other measures were examined: a sizeable amount of the variance in I-E scores was accounted for by MMPI and CPI scales, but a discriminant analysis failed to enable reliable…

This study tries to show that a theory of coalition formation based solely on sex is inadequate. Results indicated that both the frequency and the pattern of coalitions formed were significantly influenced by locus of control; thus the findings lend support to the basic reasoning of the researchers. (Author)

Results from this two-culture contrast support the conclusion that the relation between locus of control and achievement behaviors are comparable across cultures. (Author)

The results show that the stability of the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale is established over an eight month period. Concurrent validity of the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scales in relation to the MacDonald-Tseng Locus of Control Scale is established. (Author/DEP)

Male subjects (N=96), defensive externals, congruent externals, and internals, participated in a level of aspiration task under either "game" or "test" instructions. As predicted, congruent externals showed significantly more realistic striving behavior in the test condition. (Author)

This study investigated whether for female undergraduates, stages of moral reasoning vary as a function of locus of control and degree of field independence. (GO)