1.
The laws of nature can be discovered and manipulated.
Correct Answer
B. Internal
Explanation
Nature, therefore, does not need to be accepted as it is.
2.
Progress is inevitable.
Correct Answer
A. Internal
Explanation
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.
3.
Every problem has a solution.
Correct Answer
A. Internal
Explanation
This implies that we can figure everything out, that nothing is beyond our grasp.
4.
Some things are a matter of luck of chance.
Correct Answer
B. External
Explanation
Luck or chance are hallmarks of the external locus worldview.
5.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Correct Answer
B. Internal
Explanation
This means everything depends upon individual motivation, not external factors.
6.
Unhappiness is your own fault.
Correct Answer
A. Internal
Explanation
If we’re in control, we can do what it takes to be happy.
7.
There is nothing automatic about progress.
Correct Answer
A. Internal
Explanation
We would think this if we didn’t feel we were ultimately in charge.
8.
The laws of nature are ultimately unknowable and cannot be manipulated.
Correct Answer
B. External
Explanation
If we are in control, we make things happen.
9.
You make your own luck.
Correct Answer
B. Internal
Explanation
If we are in control, we make things happen.
10.
Some problems do not have solutions.
Correct Answer
B. External
Explanation
Some problems are beyond our ability to figure them out.
11.
Unhappiness is a natural part of life.
Correct Answer
A. External
Explanation
If there are things we have no control over, we are naturally susceptible to being unhappy.
12.
Where there is a will, there may or may not be a way
Correct Answer
A. External
Explanation
Willing something is not the same as making it happen; there could be other factors involved