American Psychologist · 1990 · 1.2K citations · 16 references
Public HealthBehavioral SciencesPsychologyIndividual DifferencesOperant ConditioningPositive ReinforcementTheory-based EvaluationExternal Control Psychology
ABSTRACTIn this article the construct of generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement is used as a model to present a brief on the importance of broad theory and training in theory construction and evaluation in psychology. Specifically, the extraordinary heuristic
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