17. Social Learning Theory 6 – Internal and External Locus of Control

About This Lesson

This lesson introduces Internal and External Locus of Control, a core concept in Julian Rotter’s Social Learning Theory.

Understanding how you explain success and whether you see outcomes as influenced by your actions or by outside forces can change how you learn, respond, and make decisions.

This lesson explores:

  • What Locus of Control means in Social Learning Theory
  • The difference between Internals and Externals
  • Why Internals tend to take more deliberate action
  • How developing greater self-direction influences behavior

See how this concept fits within the Mulry 5-Step Method.

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