A Fastlane Test - What is Your Locus Of Control?

[MJ DeMarco]

Most Fastlaners have an INTERNAL Locus of Control.

Locus of control refers to how a person perceives the cause of life events. Someone with an internal locus of control would generally perceive him or herself as responsible for certain occurrences (his or her actions would have a direct bearing on the result). On the other hand, a person with an external locus of control would most often blame (or thank) fate, destiny, luck, society or some other force beyond his or her control.

Source: http://cl1.psychtests.com


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http://similarminds.com/locus.html

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Internal Locus |||||| 71%
External Locus |||||| 29%

 

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[Kak]

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||| 64%
External Locus |||||||||| 36%

A lot can change in 7 years! WOW! Although, I bet there is a 5 point variance based on a given day.

I have truly taken this concept to heart. I strongly believe external is important to success and happiness in general.

Not sure what organization has to do with it...

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||||||| 85%
External Locus |||| 15%

 

[Andy Black]

Eurgh... I’ve just remembered how bad I was at answering questions in school.


Take this question for example:

“11) Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.“


Surely by definition you have to be in the right place at the right time?

Surely it’s up to us to *put* ourselves in the right place at the right time?

Or make it the fecking right time?

I don’t think that’s what they mean by the question though. I presume they’re asking whether I believe a job will come to me without me doing anything, just by “happening” to be in the right place at the right time?

I don’t understand...

 

[Kak]

Eurgh... I’ve just remembered how bad I was at answering questions in school.


Take this question for example:

“11) Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.“


Surely by definition you have to be in the right place at the right time?

Surely it’s up to us to *put* ourselves in the right place at the right time?

Or make it the fecking right time?

I don’t think that’s what they mean by the question though. I presume they’re asking whether I believe a job will come to me without me doing anything, just by “happening” to be in the right place at the right time?

I don’t understand...

Yeah. There's opportunity to overthink the hell out of some of the questions. Surely the question has to be implying happenstance, vs created opportunity.

 

[jrws]

I am worried that I had recived such a low score:

Internal Locus |||||||||||||| 59%
External Locus |||||||||||| 41%
But then I thought "Hell, tests don't determine what I can and cannot do. I determine that."

 

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[Bekit]

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||||| 71%
External Locus |||||| 29%

“11) Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.“

Surely by definition you have to be in the right place at the right time?

Surely it’s up to us to *put* ourselves in the right place at the right time?

Or make it the fecking right time?

I don’t think that’s what they mean by the question though. I presume they’re asking whether I believe a job will come to me without me doing anything, just by “happening” to be in the right place at the right time?

I don’t understand...

I think the crux of the matter resides in the word "mainly."

"Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time."
Does it? Or are there multitudes of other factors that play in to getting a good job, any one of which might be the main factor? How about your interview preparation, how professionally you dress, the job skills you've cultivated, the way you carry yourself, the people you know, the amount of persistent action you've taken, the way you've conducted yourself in the past, the jobs you've held in the past, etc.?

I think the question is filtering out the people who look at all the people with good jobs and chalk it up to chance. "Well, they got that job mainly because they were in the right place at the right time." Classic sidewalk thinking. They think of getting a good job the same way they think of getting wealthy - they think they'd have to "win the lottery."

Granted - the question's wording is pretty tricky.

Regarding the relationship between belief in ghosts and having an internal locus of control, I think the question lacks precision. But there's a subset of belief out there that if "the spirits are angry" then circumstances will conspire to wreck things. I think the question is attempting to filter the people who might believe this way against those who definitely do not. However, the usefulness of the data that particular question elicits is dubious at best.

 

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[Andy Black]

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||| 64%
External Locus |||||||||| 36%

Probably because I’ve been raised a bit superstitious...

 

[MidwestLandlord]

Internal 70%
External 30%

I think I scored that high on external locus of control simply because I do believe luck is a thing.

Good luck happens, bad luck happens...random events happen that are out of my control.

But I beleive I am 100% responsible for my reactions to those random events, those events are rare, and 99% of what happens in my life is due to my choices.

 

[GPM]

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||||||| 84%
External Locus |||| 16%

 

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[Santi M]

This is great and vey interesting, the problem is that I think it's difficult to answer all questions neutrally and not thinking on "how we'd like to be" or in the results we want to get in the test. (At least in my case)

My results:
Internal Locus||||||||||||||||||73%
External Locus||||||27%

 

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[Greg R]

 

[Kak]

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||| 64%
External Locus |||||||||| 36%

 

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[Rabby]

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
External Locus || 10%

A different test gave me 100% internal... hmm, too much of a good thing?

 

[Brian Suh]

Most Fastlaners have an INTERNAL Locus of Control.


Source: http://cl1.psychtests.com


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Locus of Control Personality Test

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Internal Locus |||||| 71%
External Locus |||||| 29%

Basically are you the one taking action or are you the one in reaction? Are you a mover in life or one who reacts to the current of life? Are you the one "making the style" or are you the one waiting to be told whats "cool"?

This to me is what spirituality is for me. Having full access to your god given faculties so you feel COMPLETELY AT ONE with the universe and take action from such an abundant, intelligent place that works with the rest of the world. A little woo woo (and I really, really dont like new age stuff) but I feel the truth in this in my heart of heart.

 

[LianaWesten]

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||||| 76%
External Locus |||||| 24%


Wonder what believing in ghosts or not has to do with anything? ^_^

I would have also liked the questions a bit more specified, but that's just me

 

[ThunderbirdMike]

siiiiick!

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||||||| 81%
External Locus |||| 19%

Perhaps I was answering some questions how I'd LIKE to be/react at times....but I'm still pleased with the result.

mike

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Wonder what believing in ghosts or not has to do with anything?

I was wondering that too!

I'm impressed, ya'll are Fastlaners!!

 

[Chris Becker]

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||| 66%
External Locus |||||||||| 34%


"Fate" has never made sense to me, but I do flip coins from time to time when it's a small decision that doesn't necessarily affect the rest of my life, i.e. tacos or pasta for dinner, just for fun.

 

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[Jeremy]

I'm too internally locused-focused to lend credence to an internet personality test....

 

[The-J]

Locus of Control Test Results

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
External Locus |||| 17%

Hey, flipping coins is normal for making small decisions, after everything has been weighted. I always flip coins to decide what I want to eat. Saves me time.

 

[Ayanle Farah]

Locus of Control Test Results

Internal Locus |||||||||||||| 51%
External Locus |||||||||||| 49%

In the 60s Psychologist Julian Rotter developed a theory called Locus of Control of Reinforcement. His theory centered around whether someone thinks their life is more influenced by external factors like fate, genetics, luck, environment (external locus of control) OR by internal factors like effort, tenacity, and free will (internal locus of control).

Your results suggest you believe your life is defined about equally by both internal forces (drive, free will, etc.) and external forces (genetics, environment, fate).

Thus, you have an Ambiverted Locus of Control

 

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[Iggy Irianto]

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||| 64%
External Locus |||||||||| 36%

I wonder if I'm going to get plus points on Internal Locus if I choose to disregard this^

 

[EliteMikey]

Internal |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
External |||| 17%

 

[NewManRising]

Internal Locus |||||||||||| 48%
External Locus |||||||||||||| 52%

 

[Ninjakid]

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||||| 76%
External Locus |||||| 24%

What does believing in ghosts have to do with it??

 

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[RazorCut]

Take this question for example:

“11) Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.“
Surely by definition you have to be in the right place at the right time?
Surely it’s up to us to *put* ourselves in the right place at the right time?
Or make it the fecking right time?
I don’t think that’s what they mean by the question though. I presume they’re asking whether I believe a job will come to me without me doing anything, just by “happening” to be in the right place at the right time?

I don’t understand...

Did it make your nose bleed?

I had a problem with the ghosts question. I don't believe in ghosts in the traditional sense but have experienced several occurrences of what others would call ghostly happenings. Logic takes me one way. My experiences take me another.


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[Ninjakid]

Did it make your nose bleed?

I had a problem with the ghosts question. I don't believe in ghosts in the traditional sense but have experienced several occurrences of what others would call ghostly happenings. Logic takes me one way. My experiences take me another.


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Dude, I've seen ghosts too. People can be "logical" all they want, but there's some shit out there we don't understand.

 

[SM Switi]

Internal Locus |||||||||||||||| 68%
External Locus |||||||||| 32%

 

[Fox]

 

[Captain04]

Internal Locus||||||||||||||51%
External Locus||||||||||||49%

This pisses me off

 

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