This study explores the possibility that the failure to obtain support for Byrne's effect, similarity of attitude, on the dimension of locus of control is associated with methodological artifacts. 24 internal and 21 external subjects (mostly females) rated their attraction to the locus of control protocols of three bogus strangers. These protocols were constructed using the method of constant discrepancy to reflect attitudes that were (1) similar to, (2) dissimilar to, and (3) the mirror image of each subject's own responses. The results indicated that both internal and external subjects were more attracted to a similar stranger than to a dissimilar one.
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