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Locus of Control Assessment

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Directions:
For each pair of statements, choose the item that best describes your beliefs.

1a	Grades are a function of the amount of work students do.
1b	Grades depend on the kindness of the instructor.
2a	Promotions are earned by hard work.
2b	Promotions are a result of being in the right place at the right time.
3a	Meeting someone to love is a matter of luck.
3b	Meeting someone to love depends on going out often in order to meet many people.
4a	Living a long life is a function of heredity.
4b	Living a long life is a function of adopting healthy habits.
5a	Being overweight is determined by the number of fat cells you were born with or developed early in life.
5b	Being overweight depends on what and how much food you eat.
6a	People who exercise regularly set up their schedules to do so.
6b	Some people simply don't have the time for regular exercise.
7a	Winning at poker depends on betting correctly.
7b	Winning at poker is a matter of being lucky.
8a	Staying married depends on working at the marriage.
8b	Marital breakup is a matter of being unlucky in choosing the wrong marriage partner.
9a	Citizens can have some influence on their governments.
9b	Citizens can do nothing to affect governmental functioning.
10a	Those skilled at sports are born well coordinated.
10b	Those skilled at sports work hard learning the skills.
11a	People with close friends are lucky to have met people with whom to be intimate.
11b	Developing close friendships takes hard work.
12a	Your future depends on whom you meet and on chance.
12b	You future is up to you.
13a	Most people are so sure of their opinions that their minds cannot be changed.
13b	A logical argument can convince most people.
14a	People decide the direction of their lives.
14b	For the most part, we have little control over our futures.
15a	People who do not like you simply do not understand you.
15b	You can be liked by anyone you choose to like you.
16a	You can make your life a happy one.
16b	Happiness is a matter of fate.
17a	You evaluate feedback and make decision based on it.
17b	You tend to be easily influenced by others.
18a	If voters studied candidates' records, they could elect honest politicians.
18b	Politics and politicians are corrupt by nature.
19a	Parents, teachers, and bosses have a great deal to say about your happiness and self-satisfaction.
19b	Whether you are happy depends on you.
20a	Air pollution can be controlled if citizens get angry about it.
20b	Air pollution is an inevitable result of technological progress.