The relation between the scores on the Eysenck Personality Inventory and Levenson's Locus of Control scale was investigated among 67 undergraduate students. As expected, no relation between Extraversion and Leven-son's three scales was found, but Neuroticism was significantly related to internal control (—.27) and chance (.34) scales.
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