Which concept describes a belief that a person’s life is controlled by their own actions and decisions?

• A. External Locus of Control
• B. Situational Locus of Control
• C. Internal Locus of Control
• D. Personal Control

Answer: (C)

Belief about control over life events is being tested here, focusing on whether outcomes come from internal personal agency or external factors. Describing life outcomes as arising from one’s own actions and decisions is the essence of an internal locus of control. It reflects the sense of personal agency and responsibility that your actions, choices, and efforts directly influence what happens. People with this view tend to persevere, plan, and attribute successes or setbacks to their own work and strategies.

The other terms don’t fit as precisely. External locus of control refers to outcomes attributed to luck, fate, or powerful others, not to one’s own actions. A phrase like situational locus of control isn’t the standard label for this broad belief, and personal control is a more general term that doesn’t specify the psychological construct of locus of control.