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BIOGRAPHY
He sought to combine Hull's “Drive Reduction Theory” and Operant learning
theory with Kurt Lewin’s “Field Theory.”
The “locus of control” concept has clearly been his most significant contribution.
2. “expectancy” - probability of a given outcome (e.g., that I will win the lottery),
mainly “based on past experience”.
3. “reinforcement value” - how attractive a given reinforcer is (e.g., filet mignon
vs. hamburger), also mainly “based on past experience”.
6. “minimal goal” - lowest level of reinforcement that a goal can have and still be
worth pursuing.
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
Development: - parents are important in developing expectancies.
Down side to having an internal locus of control - internals may experience more
self -blame and guilt when confronted with negative events that REALLY are
beyond their control.
Evaluation:
Heuristic value - a great deal of research has been done on the I- E concept.
Overall, Rotter scores high marks with our author (Ryckman). I'm less
impressed.