EXTERNAL CONTROL

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N., Sam M.S.
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The belief that one's experience and behaviour are determined by luck, circumstances, other people and external factors. Compare internal control.

EXTERNAL CONTROL: "External control looks at things in our environment."

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Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "EXTERNAL CONTROL," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/external-control/ (accessed March 23, 2023).

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