Internal Or External? Choose The Right Option

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1. Every problem has a solution.

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This implies that we can figure everything out, that nothing is beyond our grasp.

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Internal Or External? Choose The Right Option - Quiz

This quiz assesses perspectives on control and influence, distinguishing between internal beliefs of self-determination and external views of chance.

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2. You make your own luck.

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 If we are in control, we make things happen.

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3. Where there is a will, there is a way.  

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This means everything depends upon individual motivation, not external factors.

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4. The laws of nature are ultimately unknowable and cannot be manipulated.

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If we are in control, we make things happen.

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5. Unhappiness is your own fault.

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If we’re in control, we can do what it takes to be happy.

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6. Some things are a matter of luck of chance.

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Luck or chance are hallmarks of the external locus worldview.

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7. The laws of nature can be discovered and manipulated.

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Nature, therefore, does not need to be accepted as it is.

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8. Some problems do not have solutions.

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Some problems are beyond our ability to figure them out.

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9. Where there is a will, there may or may not be a way

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Willing something is not the same as making it happen; there could be other factors involved

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10. Unhappiness is a natural part of life.

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If there are things we have no control over, we are naturally susceptible to being unhappy.

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11. Progress is inevitable.

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Progress is inevitable if it is within our control; if it weren’t within our control, we couldn’t say whether it was inevitable or not.

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12. There is nothing automatic about progress.

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We would think this if we didn’t feel we were ultimately in charge.

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Every problem has a solution.
You make your own luck.
Where there is a will, there is a way.  
The laws of nature are ultimately unknowable and cannot be...
Unhappiness is your own fault.
Some things are a matter of luck of chance.
The laws of nature can be discovered and manipulated.
Some problems do not have solutions.
Where there is a will, there may or may not be a way
Unhappiness is a natural part of life.
Progress is inevitable.
There is nothing automatic about progress.
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