users' sense of how a dialog is being controlled, in particular by them or by the computer
The degree to which people believe they are in control of their own fate. 45
Rotter identifies a cognitive and perceptual style that relates to how individuals perceive themselves as being controlled. The two ends of the continuum are external and internal, with external indicating reliance on external reinforcement and a belief in chance and fate.
The perception of the factors responsible for the outcome of an event. An individual with an internal locus of control believes their actions caused the outcome. Conversely, an individual with an external locus of control believes the outcome was determined by outside forces.
Rotter's concept of two types of control - I & A. Internals believe in self-effort and will. Externals believe in fate, luck and external factors as determinants of what happens to them.
The tendency to attribute success and difficulties either to internal factors such as effort or to external factors such as chance. Individuals with learning disabilities tend to blame failure on themselves and achievement on luck, leading to frustration and passivity.
How people interpret why things happen (internal vs. external).
The Locus of control is a concept in psychology, originally developed by Julian Rotter in the 1950s, that concerns the attitudes of people about the control they have over their life circumstances. Those who believe they can make choices to affect their life circumstances are considered to have an internal locus of control, while those who believe their circumstances are controlled by external forces are said to have external locus of control.
