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Locus of control : current trends in theory and research

Title
Locus of control : current trends in theory and research / Herbert M. Lefcourt.
Author
Lefcourt, Herbert M.
Publication
Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates ; New York : Distributed by Halsted Press, 1976.

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Description
x, 211 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Locus of control
  • Helplessness (Psychology)
  • Psychology, Pathological
  • Social psychology
  • Control (Psychology)
  • Distress (Psychology)
  • Psychology, Social
  • Internal-External Control
  • Psychopathology
  • Power, Psychological
  • social psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Locus of control
  • Psychology, Pathological
Note
  • Includes indexes.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 188-201.
Contents
Locus of control: understanding the concept -- The perception of control as an enduring attitude -- Social learning theory: a systematic approach to the study of perceived control -- Locus of control and the resistance to influence -- Locus of control and cognitive activity -- Locus of control and achievement-related behavior -- Fatalism and psychopathology -- The social antecedents of locus of control -- Changes in the locus of control -- The assessment of locus of control -- Current status of theory and research.
ISBN
  • 0470150440
  • 9780470150443
LCCN
76004895
OCLC
  • ocm02072871
  • 2072871
  • SCSB-279262
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library