METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH -
THE CASE OF RESEARCH ON LOCUS OF CONTROL WITHIN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Keywords:
Locus of control, Organizational behavior, Research strategiesAbstract
This work discusses some questions conceming scientific
production in Psychology, taking as its focus of analysis studies that relate
the variable locus of control (Rotter, 1966) with various products and
characteristics of the organizational context. A sample of 23 research
reports was analysed with the objective of identifying the basic
methodological decisions and problems wich characterize the studies in the area. These characteristics were compared with the methodological
imperatives that undergird the Experimental Analysis os Behavior
(Sidman, 1974; Johnston & Pennypacker, 1980). This comparison made it
possible to identify the epistemological propositions that distinguish
investigatory traditions in Psychology. The article discusses the
possibility of minimizing the problems that envelope current research on
the locus of control and offers some recommendations pertainíng to the
methodology and posture of investigator working with Experimental
Analysis of Behavior.
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outcome of work experience. Journal of Applied Psychology, 61(2), 156-165.
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responsability for positive and negative outcomes. British Journal of Psychology,
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la investigación social. Buenos Aires: Amorrortu editores.
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Jackson, & S. Messick. (Orgs.). Problems in Assessment. New York:
McGraw-Hill Book Company. Pp.22-39.
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research. Em T.S. Bateman, & G.R. Ferris (Orgs.). Method & Analysis in
organizational research. Reston: Reston Publishing Company INc. Pp. 3-14.
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Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago: Rand and
McNally College Publishing Company. Pp.17-39.
Dubois, N. (1985). The dimensionality of locus of control among french students. The
Journal of Psychology, 119 (6). 549-555.
Duffy, P. J., Shiflett, S., & Downey, R. G. (1977). Locus of control dimensionality and
predictibility using Likert scales. Journal of Applied Psychology, 62(2), 214-219.
Epstein, S. (1980). The stability of behavior: ll-lmplications for psychological research.
American Psychologist, 35(9), 709-806.
Freeman, J. (1986). Data quality and the development of organizational sociaí science:
An editorial essay. Administrative Science Quarterly, 31, 298-303.
Furnham, A., & Henry, J. (1980). Cross-cultural locus of control studies: Experiment
and critique. Psychological fieports, 47, 23-29.
Furnham, A. (1986). Economic locus of Control. Human Relations, 39, 29-43.
Johnston, J. J., & Pennypacker, H.S. (1980). Strategies and Tatics of Human
behavioral research. Hillsdale, N. Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Kimble, G.a. (1989). Psychology from the standpoint of a generalist. American
Psychologist, 44(3), 491-499.
Lundberg, C.C. (1984). Hypothesis creations in organizational behavior research. Em
T.S. Bateman, & G. R. Ferris (Org.) Method Analysis in organizational research.
Reston: Reston Publishing Company Inc. Pp. 35-42.
McGrath, J. E. (1979). Toward a "Theory of Method" for research in organization. Em
R. T. Mowday, & R. M. Steers (Orgs.). Research in organization: Issues and
controversies. S. Mónica: Goodyear Publishing Company Inc. Pp. 4-21.
McGuigan, F. J. (1976). Psicologia Experimental: uma abordagem metodológica. São
Paulo: EPU.
0'Brien, G. E. (1984). Locus of control, work, and retirement. Em. H. M. Lefcourt
(Orgs.) Research with locus of control construct. (Vol.3)-Extensions and
Limitations. New York: Academic Press. Pp.7-72.
Palenzuela, D. L. (1984). Criticai evaluation of locus of control: Towards a
reconceptualization of the construct and its mensurement. Psychological Reports,
54, 683-709.
Pettersen, N. (1987). A conceptual difference between Internal-External locus of
control and causal atribution. Psychological Reports, 60, 203-209.
Rickert, H. (1945). Ciência Cultural y Ciência Natural. Buenos Aires: Espasa-Calpa.
Rotter, J. B. (1975). Some problems and misconceptions related to the construct of
internai versus externai control of reinforcement. Journal of Consulting and
Clinicai Psychology, 43 (1), 56-57.
Sidman, M. (1976). Táticas da pesquisa científica. São Paulo: Brasiliense.
Spector, P. E. (1982). Behavior in organization as a function of employee's locus of
control. Psychological Bulletin, 91(3), 482-497.
Spector, P. E. (1988). Development of the Work Locus of Control scale. Journal of
Occupational Psychology, 61, 335-340.
Staw, B. M. (1984). Organizational Behavior: A review and reformulation of the field
outcome variables. Annual Review Psychology, 35, 627-666.
Todorov, J. C. (1989). A psicologia como o estudo de interações. Psicologia: Teoria e
Pesquisa, 5(3), 347-356.
White, J. D. (1986). On the growth of knowledge in public administration. Public
Administration Review, 46, 15-23.
Williams, B. A. (1986). On the role of theory in behavior analysis. Behaviorism, 14(2),
11-24.
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Bastos, A. V. B. (2012). METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH -: THE CASE OF RESEARCH ON LOCUS OF CONTROL WITHIN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 8(1), 1–20. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17121
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