Internal and External Locus of Control as Determinants of Decision Making in a Game of Skill
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13670752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary Elkins (0000-0002-9546-0020, Texas State University, corresponding author), Gary R Elkins (East Texas State University), Samuel W Cochran (East Texas State University) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1311-1314 |
| Publication date | 1978-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1978.42.3c.1311 |
| OpenAlex | W2045142947 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
This study investigated decision making in internally and externally motivated persons as they interacted in a competitive game of skill. Subjects were 36 internally and 36 externally scoring graduate and undergraduate psychology students. All possible pairings of internal and external subjects were involved in a competitive two-person game. The game of skill required participants to bid against each other to purchase tokens which were auctioned. The results indicated that internal subjects made decisions reflecting a greater expenditure of resources and time than external subjects
Cognitive psychology · Control (management · Locus of control · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Applied Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 1982 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |