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[[File:Pawn 14378910 m.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Do you feel in control or your life, or do you feel like you're just a pawn? The Internal Control Index is a way of quantifying your feelings.]]
The Internal Control Index is a way of measuring [[Locus of Control]], which is the extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them. Individuals with a high internal locus of control believe they are in control of their lives, while those with a low internal locus of control believe that other factors control their life. This has a big impact on [[Motivation]].
To use this index, use the dropdown to show how you would answer the questions below. The values in the drop down are defined below:
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| Usually||+90% of time
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If I want something I <select onchange="computeICI()" name="Q5"><option value="1">Rarely</option><option value="2">Occasionally</option><option value="3" selected="selected">Sometimes</option><option value="4">Frequently</option><option value="5">Usually</option></select> work hard to get it.<br>
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I <select onchange="computeICI()" name="Q6"><option value="15">Rarely</option><option value="24">Occasionally</option><option value="3" selected="selected">Sometimes</option><option value="42">Frequently</option><option value="51">Usually</option></select> prefer to learn the facts about something I work hard from someone else rather than having to get itdig them out for myself.<br>
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I will <select onchange="computeICI()" name="Q7"><option value="1">Rarely</option><option value="2">Occasionally</option><option value="3" selected="selected">Sometimes</option><option value="4">Frequently</option><option value="5">Usually</option></select> accept jobs that require me to supervise others.<br>
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I asked in a recent survey people's ICI score and how they would characterize themselves. The results are shown below, which suggests there may be a correlation between ICI and running. However, the sample size is too small to draw any firm conclusions
{| {{table}}| alignclass="centerwikitable" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|! '''Average ICI'''| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|! '''Type'''
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| 104||A non-runner
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| 100.6||A non-competitive runner
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| 104.6||A competitive runner
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| 110.5||A competitive marathon runner
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| 112.8||A non-competitive ultramarathon runner
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| 117.1||A competitive ultramarathon runner
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Looking at just runners, competitive had an average ICI of 114 and non-competitive 111. Runners had an average of 103, marathon runners 111 and ultramarathon runners 114. '''Remember these are average values''' based on how respondents characterized themselves. The averages do suggest a possible correlation, but '''correlation is not causation'''. This means that having a higher ICI does not cause you to run longer distances, nor does running longer distances cause you to have a higher ICI. The values do suggest that people who run further or who are more competitive may have on average a higher ICI value, but this is only an overall average, and there is a wide overlap in value. Of course, XKCD puts this far better...
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/correlation.png
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