(1975) looks at motivation as a mental
phenomenon. Locus (location) is a personal belief about
who can control the consequences of one's action.
People with external locus of control believe that the
consequence of their action (success and failure) is
controlled by others. They do not see a strong link between
their efforts and outcomes, and between their action and
consequences of that action. People with internal locus of
control believe that, they have a direct control upon the
outcomes of their action. Some personalities are external,
some are internal but most of the personalities are neither
completely external nor internal (Arif.2003). Maer (1976),
has operationally defined locus of control as,” It describes
continuum of belief as whether one's outcomes are the
result of internal control (e.g. effort) or external control
(e.g., powerful other or fate)”.