Subjective Locus of Control Questionnaire, SLOC Test - the question form
Questions: 32 · 6 minutes
1.
a) Problems in raising children are often related to parents being overly strict.
b) These days, children’s problems are largely due to parents not being strict enough with them.
2. Which statement do you agree with more?
Many misfortunes in people's lives are due to bad luck.
People's misfortunes are the result of their own mistakes.
3.
a) Most shortcomings in consumer services are due to the fact that we do not fight them effectively.
b) It is almost impossible to improve consumer services in the near future.
4. Select the statement you agree with more.
People are treated the way they deserve to be.
Unfortunately, a person’s strengths often go unrecognized, no matter how hard they try.
5.
a) A student’s calm life in the department depends on their relationship with the course supervisor.
b) A conscientious student does not have conflicts with the academic office.
6. Select the statement you agree with more.
Complaints that teachers are unfair to students are rarely justified.
Most students do not realize that their grades largely depend on chance.
7.
a) Without luck, no one can succeed in life.
b) If a capable person has achieved little, it means they did not use their abilities.
8. Which statement do you agree with more?
No matter how hard you try, some people still will not like you.
People who are disliked by others simply do not know how to get along with those around them.
9.
a) Heredity plays the main role in shaping personality.
b) A person is shaped by their life experiences.
10. Select the statement you agree with more.
In my experience, if something is meant to happen, it will happen.
I have found that making a decision to take a specific action is better than relying on chance.
11. Select the statement you agree with more.
a) In a student's life, if they always prepare thoroughly for class, an unfair grade is rare.
b) Regular studying is an unnecessary waste of effort, because an exam is a kind of lottery.
12.
Success comes from hard work and has little to do with luck.
To do well in life, you need to be in the right place at the right time.
13.
a) A student’s opinion will be taken into account if it is well justified.
b) Students have little or no influence on decisions made by the dean’s office.
14.
A) Whatever I plan, I am almost sure I will be able to carry it out.
B) Planning future actions is not always sensible, because much depends on chance.
15. Select the statement you agree with more.
There are certain people in whom there is nothing good.
There is something good in everyone.
16. Select the statement you agree with more.
If the decision is the right one, achieving what I want depends little on circumstances.
Very often we can make a decision by tossing a coin.
17. Which statement do you agree with more?
a) Who becomes a leader often depends on who gets lucky.
b) Special abilities are needed to get people to do what is needed.
18. Which statement do you agree with more?
World events depend on forces we cannot control.
By taking an active part in politics and public affairs, people can control world events.
19.
a) If the dormitory is boring, it means the student council is no good.
b) Making life in the dormitory fun and interesting depends on us.
20.
a) Most people do not realize the extent to which chance determines their lives.
b) There is no such thing as luck.
21.
a) A person is sometimes entitled to make a mistake.
b) It is usually best to cover up one’s mistakes.
22.
a) It is hard to understand why some people like us.
b) How many friends you have depends on what kind of person you are.
23.
The misfortunes that happen to us are balanced by good luck.
Most unhappy lives are the result of lack of ability, ignorance, and laziness.
24.
a) A graduate student is someone who was previously a capable, hardworking student.
b) To get into graduate school, you need “connections”.
25. Sometimes I cannot understand what basis teachers use to assign grades.
Sometimes I cannot understand what basis teachers use to assign grades.
There is a direct relationship between how hard I work and the grade I receive.
26.
A good leader in a group expects each person to decide for themselves what to do.
A good leader in a group decides what each person should do.
27.
By working voluntarily now, I am ensuring my future scientific achievements.
Most major scientific discoveries are the result of unpredictable inspiration.
28.
a) More than once, I have felt that I have little influence over the events that happen to me.
b) I hardly believe that chance or luck plays an important role in my life.
29.
People are lonely because they do not try to be friendly.
There is little point in trying to be pleasant to others; if they like you, they will like you anyway.
30.
In higher education, far too much attention is given to physical education.
Playing sports is the best way to build character.
31. Which statement do you agree with more?
What happens to me is the result of my own actions and behavior.
Sometimes it seems to me that my life just happens on its own.
32. Which statement do you agree with more?
It is difficult for the average student to understand what the dean’s office bases its decisions on.
Most often, students themselves are to blame if the dean’s office takes strict measures.