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Old 10-23-2006, 08:15 AM   #1
skysidhe
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Locus of Control Test

http://similarminds.com/cgi-bin/locus.pl



Actually ,I didn't need a test to tell me this and neither do you probably.
It's nice to get an inside glimpse of others though.




Locus of Control Test Results

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||||| 71%
External Locus |||||| 29%

In the 60s Psychologist Julian Rotter developed a theory called Locus of Control of Reinforcement. His theory centered around whether someone thinks their life is more influenced by external factors like fate, genetics, luck, environment (external locus of control) OR by internal factors like effort, tenacity, and free will (internal locus of control).
Your results suggest you generally believe that internal factors like drive and free will define you more than external factors like genetics, fate, luck, and environment.

Thus, you have an Internal Locus of Control
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Old 10-23-2006, 08:33 AM   #2
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Here is the correct link.

I guess these things just happen to you, eh? Must be bad luck or somethin'.
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Old 10-23-2006, 08:40 AM   #3
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Locus of Control Test Results

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||| 63%
External Locus |||||||||| 37%

In the 60s Psychologist Julian Rotter developed a theory called Locus of Control of Reinforcement. His theory centered around whether someone thinks their life is more influenced by external factors like fate, genetics, luck, environment (external locus of control) OR by internal factors like effort, tenacity, and free will (internal locus of control).
Your results suggest you tend to believe that internal factors like drive and free will define you more than external factors like genetics, fate, luck, and environment.

Thus, you have an Internal Locus of Control

But not by as much as I thought ....
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Old 10-23-2006, 09:42 AM   #4
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Internal Locus |||||||||||||||||| 73%
External Locus |||||| 27%
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Old 10-23-2006, 10:04 AM   #5
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Old 10-23-2006, 10:13 AM   #6
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there are those who think
that they were dealt a losing hand
the cards were stacked against them
they were born in locust land
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Old 10-23-2006, 10:49 AM   #7
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it's, "they weren't born in lotus land". Now excuse me while i kiss this guy.
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Old 10-23-2006, 10:49 AM   #8
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Locus of Control Test Results

Internal Locus |||||||||||||| 51%
External Locus |||||||||||| 49%

Yeah I'm Ambiverted.. what now!?!
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Old 10-23-2006, 11:10 AM   #9
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Undertoad
...it's, "they weren't born in lotus land".
Is that a reference to the lotus-eaters from the Odyssey?
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There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there
it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your
expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever
gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio
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Old 10-23-2006, 11:19 AM   #10
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No, in Canadian, "Lotus Land" refers to Vancouver.

I am not making this up.
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Old 10-23-2006, 11:22 AM   #11
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=lotusland

Main Entry: lotusland
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a place or state of idle pleasure and luxury, contentment and self-indulgence
Etymology: from works of Homer
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Old 10-23-2006, 11:24 AM   #12
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I work with remote admins in Vancouver.
I'll be sure and let them know they've been immortalized in an obscure lyrical reference.
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There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there
it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your
expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever
gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio
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Old 10-23-2006, 12:34 PM   #13
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Looks like I've got work a little harder on that whole Personal Responsibility stuff I keep saying that I live by. Shit.
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Old 10-23-2006, 02:09 PM   #14
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73% Internal; 27 external.

CF - that is impressive.
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Old 10-23-2006, 02:17 PM   #15
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External Locus |||||||||| 37%
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