Test · 3 min

Locus of Control

Locus of control measures whether you generally see outcomes as shaped by your own actions or by outside forces.

Original PersonaGraf short form based on Rotter's locus of control construct.

Locus of Control · result

Internal locus

Internal control: 100/100. External control: 25/100.

Highest signal100Internal Control
Largest gap+50External Control
AlignmentlowAverage 63
Internal ControlBelief that effort, choices, and skill shape outcomes.
0
Self
100
Peer
100
External ControlBelief that luck, systems, timing, or powerful others shape outcomes.
+50
Self
25
Peer
75

01When results matter, my preparation usually changes the outcome.

02If I fail, I first look for what I could improve.

03I can usually find a move even in constrained situations.

04Skill and persistence matter more than luck over time.

05I rarely feel helpless when a system is imperfect.

06Outcomes often depend on timing more than effort.

07Powerful people usually decide what happens.

08Luck explains a large part of success.

09Many setbacks happen no matter how well I prepare.

10Systems shape people's lives more than individual choices do.

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