The Rotter I-E Scale and the Fear Survey Schedule were administered to 205 introductory psychology students. All but one of the 89 items on the fear schedule were related to externality and 66 of these correlations reached statistical significance. Over-all fear as reflected in the total score on the schedule was also significantly related to externality (r = .40, p < .001). Contrary to the hypothesis of Phares (1976), there was no U-shape relationship between locus of control and fear. In general, the results support a linear relationship between externality and fear for college students.
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