Psychology A-Level
Internals
What Internals means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Internals
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People who take personal responsibility for their actions, are more self-confident and achievement-oriented, and have less need for social approval, so they resist more.
Topics that use Internals
- Social influence (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Agentic state
- Authoritarian Personality
- Consistency
- Legitimacy of authority
- Locus of control
- Modelling of disobedience
- Social support
- Commitment
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