Date of Award:
5-1967
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Education (MEd)
Department:
Psychology
Department name when degree awarded
Counseling
Committee Chair(s)
Arden Frandsen
Committee
Arden Frandsen
Committee
Heber C. Sharp
Committee
Glendon Casto
Abstract
Rotter's (1954, 1960, 1964) social learning theory suggests that a reinforcement acts to strengthen an expectancy. These expectancies may differ from situation to situation; however, it is postulated (Rotter, 1960) that they bear a direct relationship to the potential occurrence of a behavior. Furthermore,
"...it is presumed that the relationship between goal preference (reinforcement value) and behavior can be determined only by introducing the concept of the individual's expectancy, on the basis of past history, that the given behavior will actually lead to a satisfying outcome rather than to punishment, failure, or, more generally, to negative reinforcement." (Rotter, 1960, p. 305)
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Recommended Citation
Kingston, Neldon DeVere, "Internal Versus External Control of Reinforcement as a Variant of Concern for the Teacher and Counselor" (1967). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 5581.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/5581
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