15 male and 15 female undergraduates completed a locus of control survey and a product-preference questionnaire for internally oriented consumer products. The total internal score on the locus of control survey was correlated with the average rating of intent to purchase the internally oriented products. A significant positive correlation indicated that the locus of control scale may be used to predict consumers' behavior when certain products are involved.
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