Fate This article is about the research done by Julian Rotter who explored the differences in how people view the consequences of their behavior, categorizing those who believe that their actions directly lead to the consequences as having an internal locus of control and those that believe that consequences are the result of the workings of fate as having an external locus of control. This phenomenon was tested using questionnaires with sets of two statements …showed first 75 words of 727 total…

…showed last 75 words of 727 total…I think that this is an intriguing study that shows insight into just how different people can be in certain situations. The study basically says that it is much better to be an internal than an external because you are more likely to be motivated and be more concerned with health. This information would be useful to parents who all want their children to want to achieve great things and take responsibility for their behavior.