Investigating the Relationship Between Superstious Belief and Control

Another factor affecting peoples perception could be their locus of control, Rotter (1954) made distinctions between beliefs of people with an internal and an external locus of control: people who are said to be ‘internal’ are thought to believe that their own actions can change the outcome of situations, making these situations under personal control, however ‘externals’ are seen generally to believe that the outcome is beyond their personal control, believing that their actions are unrelated to the events. Therefore if someone has an internal locus of control they believe that they have a significant say in how their lives are run, whereas a person with an external locus of control believes that ‘fate’ has already decided upon the events of their lives. Niven (2000) suggests that people who have an internal locus of control may be more highly motivated to take action concerning their health; however they are less likely to adhere to medical advice. This may be due to the fact that internals feel that they have a choice and say in the outcomes of their health and can decide not to adhere when it is appropriate. For example in Susan’s case when she spoke about having a bilateral total knee replacement, she said that when the doctor had advised having

Everything happens for a reason. Some individuals believe that they are the reason behind everything that occurs to them. Other individuals believe in a higher power that predestines them to a certain fate. There are still yet some individuals who fall in between both aspects of personality studies. A non-complex description of this is how my religion can be evaluated through the locus of control. I know a tad surprising, but religion just like in many aspects of the world places an enormous amount of emphasis on what I say or do each day. When I go to Sunday mass, I feel more relaxed about what is yet to come the next day because I have made the effort to acknowledge my rights as well as my wrongs in front of God. While on the other hand, when something doesn’t go my way I feel the need to condemn God and ask Him, “Why have you placed this obstacle in my way?” This brings me to my research question; does my external locus of control affect my behavior? After acquiring some knowledge on the topic in class and from previous readings, I have hypothesized that external locus of control does affect behavior. I will now introduce locus of control, provide evidence that supports my hypothesis, and review the main aspects of my argument.

It is remarkably paradoxical that initially labeling African Americans as contraband – the epitome of dehumanization – paved the way to a future free from bondage. This curious circumstance demonstrates how emancipation was not the Union's ambition when the war began. In spite of this fact, the experiences of Harry Jarvis throughout the Civil War are symbolic of the conflict's changing nature. Jarvis was an escaped slave taken as contraband at Fort Monroe, where he requested to serve with the Union forces. General Butler rejected his appeal, as he believed that the conflict was not a “black man's war” – Jarvis, for his part, responded that it would be soon enough. Indeed, Jarvis was correct, as the Emancipation Proclamation plainly affirmed

Enculturated people who share beliefs and values about what is proper and what is not, lead to self-control. Such control may also be given a reason to do something by fear of b ad luck or supernatural punishment for wrong doing Individuals born and raised in a particular community of people go through a process of enculturation during which ideas, values, and connected Zombies structures of emotion are made a part of you, affecting their thoughts, feelings, and behavior. The internalization of cultural control leads to what we know as self-control is a person's ability to manage his or her sudden

Belief can be in religious, luck, love, gambling, or anything. For instance, my brother who was a gambler, and he was successfully changing his bad habit. He liked to go to Casino at least twice a week, and this became his habit. He usually go to casino on weekend , because he believed that his luck will come on weekend. Also, he usually wear red color, because red bring him luck.

Dispositional influences are internal influences to one’s behavior and situational influences are influences are external, or from the environment or circumstance (Module 11.1: What Is Social Psychology?, 2017). An individual who is denied a need early in life may become an adult who craves the need to be met. A child who is raised in an abusive household may become dependent on a loving and attentive significant other as an adult. The denied need – love, can cause an individual to fall in love with kindness – fulfilling the need. Dispositional influences are often excused as “that is just how they are,” indicating the behavior is a part of their personality. A situational influence is external factors; such as the presence and consumption

Psychological force has its roots spread right from the childhood of an individual where child craves for conditional approval and rejection and often falls prey to the manipulative praises of parents like ‘good boy’ or ‘good girl’ which ultimately internalize the rejection as self-rejection- guilt and shame. This is internalization due to the gratification that one receives on acceptance and this feeling of gratitude remain intact to the one’s behavioral unconscious thinking process and can be used as powerful mechanisms of self-control. We are so much conditioned to the habit of being accepted, avoiding or being separated that it is easily harnessed by any authority figure whether it is government, parents, grantors or

Chapter 2 of the text book begins with an exercise designed to test the reader’s knowledge. The reader is to have a bounded range where a 98% confidence level is reached. I failed miserably in this exercise, which is probably why the chapter led with it. Bazerman writes that overconfidence is “the most robust finding in the psychology of judgment.” (p. 14) It is appears to be an innate characteristic for much of the population. Overconfidence has been studied by psychologists and three characteristics of overconfidence commonly appear: overprecision, overestimation, and overplacement. I am glad to know that I am a part of much of the population.

Thesis: The restrictions that the government forces on the citizens of Oceania creates uniformity that strips members of society of their individuality. The people of Oceania have their futures carved out and predetermined for them, so this causes no desire or pursuit of happiness or fulfillment; this connects to the theme of paranoia and how citizens struggle to trust others within the dystopian society.

One should recognize this and work to combat their philosophies. Irrational belief number six is that dangerous things should be constantly worried about. Intense anxiety prevents proper assessment of the dangers. When plausible, dangers should be faced to eradicate fears. The seventh irrational belief is that is is better to avoid life’s responsibilities and difficulties. On the contrary, facing these leads to a sense of achievement and an enjoyable existence. The eighth irrational belief is, one must depend on others in life, which is untrue because one must learn to be capable to survive individually. The ninth irrational belief is that one’s past defines their present. This belief hinders productive change. The tenth irrational belief is that one should be horrified by other’s disturbances; other’s people’s problems have little or nothing to do with another individual. Irrational belief number eleven is that there is a right and perfect solution to every problem. Perfection in this world has not been agreed on and searching for perfection limits possible solutions.

Studies have been performed to determine the correlation between an individuals paranormal belief with their locus of control, as well as their level of sensation seeking behavior. With the limited studies that have be carried out, results have been revealed indicating that those with an external locus of control are more likely to have a greater overall paranormal belief (Scheidt, 1973). Those with an external locus believe that the outcome of situations in their lives are not within their own control, but rather a result of fate or a result of luck. Whereas those with an internal locus believe the opposite (Rotter, 1989). Individuals who possess higher sensation seeking behavior, seek greater stimulation than others. Greater overall sensation

Research suggests that by having faith, a person’s resistance to stress increases. Thru this resistance, a person has the ability to help influence his or

For example, people in the study believed they were more likely to win the lottery if they chose the numbers versus having the numbers randomly generated. Assuming that the individual choosing the numbers knows no more about the winning sequence than the random generator, then this notion is illogical. Choosing is as arbitrary by a person as a random generator – the only difference is that people often choose numbers with sentimental value, such as a birthday, anniversary, or favorite number. However, in this particular instance, people felt that their odds were increased when they chose the numbers despite no apparent logical reason to think so – ergo, the illusion of control (Sanger). It is important to note that the illusion of control had no measurable effect in this scenario – whether people chose their numbers or not, their odds did not change. I think this implies that even when we are able to achieve unity between our ‘interior’ and ‘exterior’ selves, some things are simply out of our self’s reach. Sometimes, other factors are simply too powerful to ignore; consequently, they are given control. Is it not possible that this could relate to the disconnect we feel between our ‘interior’ and ‘exterior’ selves, particularly in stressful

Theorist have attempted to answer this question, and have come up with several different answers. The first answer to this complex question shakes the foundation of one’s God image, by questioning whether or not the individual believes they have control of their life or not (freewill). Vohs and Schooler (2008) argued that the amount of control an individual has, is correlated to the amount of maturity and prosocial behavior they will exhibit.

Superstition, panic and rumor make for a deadly concoction, especially when spurred by religious zeal. While the actual trials may have only lasted for less than a year, Salem was indeed previously entrapped in a dangerous illusion of their own making for decades. Such as the nature of superstition and rumor, they curate an atmosphere of distrust, breeding paranoia because they are puzzles waiting to be fully realized. If they are not, then the paranoia only festers into madness and panic—growing anxiety. The divided colony of Salem devolves into a dramatic opera of fabrications, bent on exposing the most convenient of culprits. The dramatics become a glorious piece of abject theatre—a perverse freakshow—that coils into the roots of a frightened and tedious society, spreading like a sickness. It is a virus bred from the ugly convenience of rivalry, intolerance and pity quarrels.