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<p>Annexe O - Echelle A-B </p>
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This scale is an abridgment of Rotter's I-E Scale (Rotter, 1966), qui mesure la tendance de l'individu à percevoir
les événements comme contingent on his own behavior or independent of it (i.e., contingent upon forces external to
him).
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Voici 6 déclarations. Pour chacune set please tell me which comes closer to being true, in your opinion. There are no
right or wrong answers -- just pick one statement in each set that comes closest to how you feel.
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<p>A. First --</p>
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Without the right breaks one cannot be an effective leader.
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<td>1</td>
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<td colspan="2">- or that -</td>
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Capable people who fail to become leaders have not taken advantage of their opportunities.
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<p>B. Next, which comes closest to your opinion -</p>
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Becoming a success is a matter of hard work, luck has little or nothing to do with it.
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<td>1</td>
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Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.
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<td>2</td>
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<p>C. Which comes closest to your opinion -</p>
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Who gets to be the boss often depends on who was lucky enough to be in the right place first.
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Getting people to do the right thing depends upon ability, luck has little or nothing to do with it.
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<td>2</td>
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<p>D. Which comes closest to your opinion -</p>
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As far as world affairs are concerned, most of us are victims of forces we can neither understand nor control.
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1
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- or that -
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By taking an activepart in political and social affairs the people can control world events.
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2
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<p>E. Next,</p>
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Most people don't realize the extent to which their lives are controlled by accidental happenings.
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1
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There really is no such thing as "luck."
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2
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<p>F. Finally,</p>
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Many times I feel that I have little influence over things that happen to me.
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1
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It is impossible for me to believe that chance or luck plays an important role in my life.
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2
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<h3>INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE A-B SCALE</h3>
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Each item consists of a pair of statements lettered a or b. <i><b>For each set, circle the letter which stands for the
one which comes closer to being true, in your opinion</b></i>. There are no right or wrong answers -- just pick one
statement in each set that comes closest to how you feel.
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<td> 1.</td>
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Children get into trouble because their parents punish them too much.
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The trouble with most children nowadays is that their parents are too easy with them.
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<td> 2.</td>
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In the long run people get the respect they deserve in this world.
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Unfortunately, an individual’s worth often passes unrecognized no matter how hard he tries.
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<td> a</td>
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<td> 3.</td>
<td> a)</td>
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Without the right breaks one cannot be an effective leader.
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<td> b)</td>
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Capable people who fail to become leaders have not taken advantage of their opportunities.
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<td> a</td>
<td> b</td>
<td> 4.</td>
<td> a)</td>
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Becoming a success is a matter of hard work, luck has little or nothing to do with it.
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<td> b)</td>
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Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.
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<td> a</td>
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<td> 5.</td>
<td> a)</td>
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When I make plans, I am almost certain that I can make them work.
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It is not always wise to plan too far ahead because many things turn out to be a matter of good or bad fortune
anyhow.
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<td> a</td>
<td> b</td>
<td> 6.</td>
<td> a)</td>
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In my case getting what I want has little or nothing to do with luck.
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Many times we might just as well decide what to do by flipping a coin.
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<td> a</td>
<td> b</td>
<td> 7.</td>
<td> a)</td>
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Who gets to be the boss often depends on who was lucky enough to be in the right place first.
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<td> b)</td>
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Getting people to do the right thing depends upon ability, luck has little or nothing to do with it.
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<td> a</td>
<td> b</td>
<td> 8.</td>
<td> a)</td>
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As far as world affairs are concerned, most of us are the victims of forces we can neither understand, nor
control.
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<td> b)</td>
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By taking an active part in political and social affairs the people can control world events.
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<td> a</td>
<td> b</td>
<td> 9.</td>
<td> a)</td>
<td> Most people don't realize the extent to which their lives are controlled by accidental happenings.</td>
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<td> b)</td>
<td> There really is no such thing as "luck."</td>
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<td> 10.</td>
<td> a)</td>
<td> Il est difficile de savoir si une personne vous aime vraiment ou pas.</td>
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<td> b)</td>
<td> Le nombre d'amis que vous avez dépend how nice a person you are.</td>
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<td> a)</td>
<td> A good leader expects people to decide for themselves what they should do.</td>
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<td> A good leader makes it clear to everybody what their jobs are.</td>
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<td> 12.</td>
<td> a)</td>
<td> Many times I feel that I have little influence over the things that happen to me.</td>
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<td> b)</td>
<td> It is impossible for me to believe that chance or luck plays an important role in my life.</td>
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