Locus of Control Scale

By Stephen Nowicki Jr

and B. Strickland

Here are the directions Drs. Nowicki and Strickland include with their scale:

We are trying to find out what men and women think about certain things. We want you to answer the following questions the way you fell. There are no right or wrong answers. Don’t take too much time answering any one question, but do try to answer them all.

One of your concerns during this test may be, “What should I do if I can answer both yes and no to a question?” It’s not unusual for that to happen. If it does, think about whether your answer is just a little more one way than the other. For example, if you’d assign a weighting of 51 percent to “yes” and assign 49 percent to “no,” mark the answer “yes.” Try to pick one or the other response for all questions and not leave any blank. When you have answered all the questions click the "Check" button and your score will be calculated for you.