Internal versus external control of reinforcement: A case history of a variable.
Julian B. Rotter·1990·American Psychologist
Abstract
ABSTRACTIn this article the construct of generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement is used as a model to present a brief on the importance of broad theory and training in theory construction and evaluation in psychology. Specifically, the extraordinary heuristic
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