The present study investigated the relationship between Rotter's Locus of Control Scale (I-E) and 2 measures of cognitive style, the Group Embedded-figures Test and the Interpersonal Discrimination Test, for 50 alcoholics. The I-E scale did not correlate significantly with either the embedded-figures (r = .18) or the discrimination test (r = .13); the latter two scales correlated significantly (r = .30). It was concluded that perceived locus of control and cognitive style are independent constructs.
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