RE: red/blue schism - us/them mentality
From: Alexander Robin A (alexande.robiuwlax.edu)
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 07:12:33 -0800 (PST)
I agree that the test is not a good one. It consists of a series of false 
dichotomies. My answer to most would be c - a more complex alternative.
 
Robin A.
Eno Commons

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From: Dave & Diane [mailto:coho [at] theworld.com]
Sent: Mon 2/21/2005 9:58 PM
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ red/blue schism - us/them mentality



Hi everyone,
Well, that's very interesting because I'm from a blue state, heavily
involved in cohousing for many years, and I scored very high on the
test, which indicates that I am "externally focused." Some of the
questions caused me to pause for a few seconds and wonder if this was
such a great test. The questions didn't seem to be very well written.
My score was 11. The test is pasted below in case anyone wants to
review it.

What is "externally focused" anyway? If I am focused on other people,
is that such a bad thing?
--Diane(:^]
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Locus of Control
based on J.B. Rotter (1966) Generalized expectancies for internal
versus external control of reinforcement,
Psychological Monographs, 80, (1, Whole No. 609).
Instructions

Welcome, null!

Click on the button next to the one statement that best describes how
you feel.
You can always go back to a question and change your answer.

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1.

Many of the unhappy things in people's lives are partly due to bad luck

People's misfortunes result from the mistakes they make.
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2.

One of the major reasons why we have wars is because people don't take
enough interest in politics.

There will always be wars, no matter how hard people try to prevent
them.


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3.

In the long run, people get the respect they deserve in this world.

Unfortunately, an individual's worth often passes unrecognized no
matter how hard he tries.
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4.

The idea that teachers are unfair to students is nonsense.

Most students don't realize the extent to which their grades are
influenced by accidental happenings.
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5.

Without the right breaks, one cannot be an effective leader.

Capable people who fail to became leaders have not taken advantage of
their opportunities.
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6.

No matter how hard you try, some people just don't like you.

People who can't get others to like them don't understand how to get
along with others.
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7.

I have often found that what is going to happen will happen.

Trusting to fate has never turned out as well for me as making a
decision to take a definite course of action.
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8.

In the case of the well prepared student, there is rarely, if ever,
such a thing as an unfair test.

Many times exam questions tend to be so unrelated to course work that
studying is really useless.
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9.

Becoming a success is a matter of hard work; luck has little or nothing
to do with it.

Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the
right time.
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10.

The average citizen can have an influence in government decisions.

This world is run by the few people in power, and there is not much the
little guy can do about it.
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11.

When I make plans, I am almost certain that I can make them work.

It is not always wise to plan too far ahead because many things turn
out to be a matter of luck anyway.
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12.

In my case, getting what I want has little or nothing to do with luck.

Many times we might just as well decide what to do by flipping a coin.
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13.

What happens to me is my own doing.

Sometimes I feel that I don't have enough control over the direction my
life is taking.
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To score your responses, click on the button below. Check your score


Clear
 


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Scores range from 0 - 13.
A high score indicates an external locus of control
while a low score indicates an internal locus of control.



On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:21:47 -0500, Chris ScottHanson wrote:

> Cohousers all seem to be part of the group called the "cultural
> creatives" which are in turn part of the population known as the "LOHAS
> market".  (If these are not familiar terms, do a google search on them
> for complete information about each.)  My favorite link about the
> facts: http://www.culturalcreatives.org/straightfacts.html
>
> Cultural creatives seem to generally (all?) have an "internal locus of
> control".
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