Locus of Control, LoC Test - the question form
Questions: 40 · 6 minutes
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1. Getting promoted depends less on a person's abilities and efforts than on being in the right place at the right time.
Yes
No
2. Most divorces happen because both spouses did not try hard enough to adjust to each other.
Yes
No
3. It is a mistake to think that illness is a matter of chance, and that if you are destined to get sick there is nothing you can do about it.
Yes
No
4. People become lonely because they themselves do not show interest in or friendliness toward others.
Yes
No
5. Whether my wishes come true very often depends on luck or bad luck.
Yes
No
6. It is pointless to try to win people’s sympathy if they have already formed a biased opinion of you.
Yes
No
7. External circumstances, such as parents and financial well-being, affect family happiness no less than the relationship between spouses.
Yes
No
8. I often feel that I have little control over the things that happen to me.
Yes
No
9. My grades in school depended more on chance (for example, the teacher’s mood) than on me.
Yes
No
10. I make plans for the future and feel confident that I can carry them out.
Yes
No
11. What may seem like luck or good fortune is most often the result of sustained, goal-directed effort.
Yes
No
12. If people are not well suited to each other, then no matter how hard they try, they still will not be able to establish good communication.
Yes
No
13. The good things I do are usually appreciated by others.
Yes
No
14. I think that chance or fate does not play a very important role in my life.
Yes
No
15. I try not to plan too far ahead, because everything depends not on me but on how circumstances turn out.
Yes
No
16. In a conflict, I more often feel that I am to blame than that the other person is.
Yes
No
17. Most people’s lives are largely determined by chance.
Yes
No
18. I prefer supervision that requires me to decide for myself how to carry out a task.
Yes
No
19. I believe that lifestyle, by itself, does not cause illness.
Yes
No
20. In general, it is mainly bad luck that prevents people from being successful in what they do.
Yes
No
21. Ultimately, everyone who works in an organization is responsible for poor management, not only the leader.
Yes
No
22. I often feel that I cannot change anything in the way my relationships with those close to me have turned out.
Yes
No
23. If I really want to, I can get anyone to like me.
Yes
No
24. So many different factors influence the younger generation that parents’ efforts to raise their children are often ineffective.
Yes
No
25. Most of what happens to me is due to my own actions.
Yes
No
26. It is often difficult to understand why managers act the way they do.
Yes
No
27. A person who has not succeeded at work should admit that they organized their work poorly.
Yes
No
28. I can get other people to do what I want.
Yes
No
29. Other people have very often been the cause of my troubles and failures.
Yes
No
30. A child can be protected from catching colds by dressing them properly and raising them properly.
Yes
No
31. In difficult circumstances, I think it is more reasonable to wait for problems to resolve on their own.
Yes
No
32. Success is usually the result of hard work and depends little on chance or luck.
Yes
No
33. My family's happiness depends on me more than on anyone else.
Yes
No
34. I often find it hard to understand why some people like me and others do not.
Yes
No
35. I make my own decisions and act independently, without waiting for others to help and without relying on fate.
Yes
No
36. Unfortunately, a person’s achievements often go unrecognized despite all their efforts.
Yes
No
37. In interactions with other people, there are often situations that cannot be resolved even with the strongest desire to do so.
Yes
No
38. Capable people who have not fulfilled their potential have only themselves to blame.
Yes
No
39. Most of my successes would have been absolutely impossible without substantial help from other people.
Yes
No
40. Most of the setbacks in my life are due to my lack of knowledge, lack of skill, or laziness.
Yes
No
1. Promotion at work depends less on a person’s abilities and effort than on being in the right place at the right time.
Yes
No
2. Most divorces happen because both spouses did not try hard enough to adjust to each other.
Yes
No
3. It is wrong to think that illness is a matter of chance, and that if you are destined to become ill there is nothing you can do about it.
Yes
No
4. People become lonely because they themselves do not show interest or friendliness toward others.
Yes
No
5. Whether my wishes come true often depends on luck or bad luck.
Yes
No
6. It is useless to try to win people's approval if they have already formed a biased opinion of you.
Yes
No
7. External circumstances, such as parents and financial well-being, influence family happiness no less than the relationship between spouses.
Yes
No
8. I often feel that I have little control over what happens to me.
Yes
No
9. My grades in school depended more on chance (for example, the teacher’s mood) than on me.
Yes
No
10. I make plans for the future and know that I can carry them out.
Yes
No
11. What may appear to others as luck or good fortune is most often the result of long-term, purposeful effort.
Yes
No
12. If people are not compatible, then no matter how hard they try, they still will not be able to establish communication.
Yes
No
13. The good things I do are usually appreciated by others.
Yes
No
14. I think that chance or fate does not play a very important role in my life.
Yes
No
15. I try not to plan too far ahead, because everything depends not on me but on how circumstances turn out.
Yes
No
16. In a conflict, I am more likely to feel that I am at fault than that the other person is.
Yes
No
17. Most people’s lives are determined largely by chance.
Yes
No
18. I prefer supervision that allows me to decide for myself how to carry out the work.
Yes
No
19. I think that lifestyle by itself is not a cause of illness.
Yes
No
20. In general, it is mainly bad luck that prevents people from being successful in what they do.
Yes
No
21. Ultimately, everyone who works in an organization is responsible for poor management, not just the leader.
Yes
No
22. I often feel that I cannot change anything in the way my relationships with those close to me have developed.
Yes
No
23. If I really want to, I can win anyone over.
Yes
No
24. So many different factors influence the younger generation that parents' efforts to raise their children are often useless.
Yes
No
25. Almost everything that happens to me is due to my own actions.
Yes
No
26. It is often difficult to understand why supervisors act the way they do.
Yes
No
27. A person who has not succeeded at work should admit that they organized their work poorly.
Yes
No
28. I can get other people to do what I want.
Yes
No
29. Other people have very often been the cause of my troubles and failures.
Yes
No
30. A child can be protected from catching colds if they are dressed properly and raised properly.
Yes
No
31. In difficult circumstances, I think it is more sensible to wait for problems to resolve on their own.
Yes
No
32. Success is usually the result of hard work and depends little on chance or luck.
Yes
No
33. My family's happiness depends more on me than on anyone else.
Yes
No
34. I often find it hard to understand why some people like me and others do not.
Yes
No
35. I make decisions and act independently, without waiting for help from others or relying on fate.
Yes
No
36. Unfortunately, a person’s achievements often go unrecognized despite all their efforts.
Yes
No
37. In dealing with other people, there are often situations that cannot be resolved, no matter how much one may want to.
Yes
No
38. Capable people who have not fulfilled their potential have only themselves to blame.
Yes
No
39. Most of my successes would have been completely impossible without substantial help from other people.
Yes
No
40. Most of the failures in my life are due to my lack of knowledge, lack of skill, or laziness.
Yes
No