ABSTRACT
Social learning theory provides the framework for the concept of locus of control. As Rotter (1966) explained, “the effects of reward or reinforcement on preceding behavior depend in part on whether the person perceives the reward to be contingent on his own behavior or independent of it” (p. 1). Locus of control indicates how much people feel in control of their own lives. Lefcourt (1982) traced related locus of control to learned helplessness; those who saw themselves as responsible for their own actions and interactions attended to and had the tendency to use the information.
