<P> In personality psychology , locus of control is the degree to which people believe that they have control over the outcome of events in their lives , as opposed to external forces beyond their control . Understanding of the concept was developed by Julian B. Rotter in 1954 , and has since become an aspect of personality studies . A person 's `` loci '' ( plural of `` locus '' , Latin for `` place '' or `` location '' ) are conceptualized as internal ( a belief that one 's life can be controlled ) or external ( a belief that life is controlled by outside factors which they can not influence , or that chance or fate controls their lives ) . </P>
<P> In personality psychology , locus of control is the degree to which people believe that they have control over the outcome of events in their lives , as opposed to external forces beyond their control . Understanding of the concept was developed by Julian B. Rotter in 1954 , and has since become an aspect of personality studies . A person 's `` loci '' ( plural of `` locus '' , Latin for `` place '' or `` location '' ) are conceptualized as internal ( a belief that one 's life can be controlled ) or external ( a belief that life is controlled by outside factors which they can not influence , or that chance or fate controls their lives ) . </P>
the sense of having control over one 's life is called
the sense of having control over one 's life is called
locus of control
locus of control