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  • Title: Internal-external locus of control and performance on a vigilance task.
    Author: Sanders MG, Halcomb CG, Fray JM, Owens JM.
    Journal: Percept Mot Skills; 1976 Jun; 42(3):939-43. PubMed ID: 1272742.
    Abstract:
    Previous studies have demonstrated there are large individual differences in subjects' ability to perform on vigilance or watch-keeping tasks. This study used Rotter's Internal-External (I-E) Locus of Control Scale to resolve some of the variance attributed to individual differences and tested the hypothesis that the internally controlled person is a better monitor on a vigilance task than an externally controlled person. There were 64 subjects who performed a visual watch-keeping task for a 1-hr. period. The results indicated that the external subjects made significantly more incorrect responses and missed significantly more signals during the entire task. The internal-external dimension was effective in differentiating performance on a vigilance task.
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