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“In psychology, the locus of control is a scale that defines a person’s beliefs about what causes good or bad results in their life.  For example, you might know someone who always blames themselves when things go wrong, or someone who credits only good or bad luck for what happens to them. People like these define either end of the spectrum on the locus of control. People who blame themselves for everything in their lives have an internal locus. People who blame higher powers, luck, or the environment for occurrences have an external locus of control.” source...