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Locus of control is an allocation of responsibility for the events in your life. The underlying question regarding the locus of control does you believe that you control your own life. Firstly, I think for me I most agree with the locus of control assessment. I personally agree with the test saying I have a high internal locus control or rather I believe that my rewards and success in life are the results of my own behavior. For the most part, things like luck and chance don’t really exist and it is ultimately up to the individual to work hard rather than to blame outside forces on things like why you can't find a job or for poor performance at work, school, sports, etc. I agree with the idea of high internal locus of control. Believing
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