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A New Experimental Method for Generating Locus of Control using a Wooden Labyrinth

Katherine E. Riley1, Maureen A. Sullivan1 and Charles I. Abramson1
  • 1 Oklahoma State University, United States

Abstract

The labyrinth was investigated as a means of generating stimuli in a locus of control paradigm. The experiment consisted of 56 undergraduates. Following completion of the Rotter I-E locus of control measure, participants negotiated a steel ball through a series of 44 obstacles over several trials. Analyses revealed evidence of greater persistence in participants with an internal locus of control than in participants with an external locus of control. The findings of this experiment indicate that the labyrinth is a useful apparatus to study locus of control under laboratory conditions.

Journal of Social Sciences
Volume 13 No. 3, 2017, 166-172

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2017.166.172

Submitted On: 15 June 2017 Published On: 23 August 2017

How to Cite: Riley, K. E., Sullivan, M. A. & Abramson, C. I. (2017). A New Experimental Method for Generating Locus of Control using a Wooden Labyrinth. Journal of Social Sciences, 13(3), 166-172. https://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2017.166.172

Open AccessCopyright: © 2017 Katherine E. Riley, Maureen A. Sullivan and Charles I. Abramson. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Locus of Control
  • Labyrinth
  • Persistence