A New Experimental Method for Generating Locus of Control using a Wooden Labyrinth
Katherine E. Riley1, Maureen A. Sullivan1 & Charles I. Abramson1 Show affiliations
- Oklahoma State University, United States
Journal of Social Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 3, pp. 166–172 · doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2017.166.172
Abstract
The labyrinth was investigated as a means of generating stimuli in a locus of control paradigm. The experiment consisted of 56 undergraduates. Following completion of the Rotter I-E locus of control measure, participants negotiated a steel ball through a series of 44 obstacles over several trials. Analyses revealed evidence of greater persistence in participants with an internal locus of control than in participants with an external locus of control. The findings of this experiment indicate that the labyrinth is a useful apparatus to study locus of control under laboratory conditions.
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Riley, K. E., Sullivan, M. A. & Abramson, C. I. (2017). A New Experimental Method for Generating Locus of Control using a Wooden Labyrinth. Journal of Social Sciences, 13(3), 166–172. https://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2017.166.172
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