Locus of control and success at self-modification

Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement.

Julian B. Rotter · The Psychological Monographs · 1966 · 21.9K citations

Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +7

Self-control: A behavioristic excursion into the lion's den

Frederick H. Kanfer, Paul Karoly · Behavior Therapy · 1972 · 480 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +7

Self-directed behavior: Self-modification for personal adjustment

Jeanne S. Phillips · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry · 1973 · 279 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +11

A change in level of a non-stationary time series

George E. P. Box, George C. Tiao · Biometrika · 1965 · 236 citations

Computing, Mathematics, Forecasting +9

N-of-one and N-of-two research in psychotherapy.

John M. Gottman · Psychological Bulletin · 1973 · 102 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +5