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旁白：现在听一段心理学课程讲座的部分内容。

Narrator: Now listen to part of a talk in a Psychology class.

教授：好的，有没有想过发生在你身上的事情以及原因？

Professor: Ok, ever thought about the things that happen to you and what's responsible for them?

我们心理学家有一个术语，控制点。

We psychologists have a term, locus of control.

控制点指的是人们认为控制自己生活的点，

Locus of control refers to where people think control over their lives comes from,

它是来自于自己还是来自其他地方。

whether it comes from themselves or from somewhere else.

那些认为控制点在与自身的是内在者，

People who think that control is in themselves are internals,

而那些认为它来自其他地方的人是外在者。

and people who think it comes from somewhere else are externals.

Let's say there are two people going for job interviews.

因为她认为控制来自于她自己，

Since she thinks that control comes from within herself,

她会相信她的成功和她的准备是她的责任。

she'll believe that her success and her preparation are really her responsibility.

所以她很可能会提前准备她的面试技巧。

So she's likely to really work on her interview skills ahead of time.

然后，如果她得到了这份工作，她会相信这是因为她准备的已经很努力了。

Then, if she gets the job, she'll believe that it's because she's worked so hard.

如果她没得到工作机会，她可能会对自己感到失望，

And if she doesn't get it, well, she'll probably be disappointed with herself,

试着弄清楚她下次应当如何进步。

and try to figure out how she can improve for the next time.

好的，另一个应聘者是外在者。

OK. And another job candidate is an external.

他认为其他事情，比如他的面试官，会有更大的影响力。

He perceives other things, say his interviewers, to have more influence.

这取决于他们的心情，你知道，运气。

It depends on what mood they're in, and you know, luck.

他对自己不会那么苛刻，所以他更有可能冒险。

he's not as hard on himself, so he's more likely to take risks.

他可能会去面试一份他不完全够格的工作。

He might interview for a job that he's not completely qualified for.

如果他得到工作，他会认为他真的很幸运。

And if he gets it, he'll think he's really lucky.

因为他相信外部力量是控制点，

And because he believes external forces are in control,

他可能会认为这是因为面试官今天心情很好。

he might think it's because the interviewers were having a good day.

他可能会责怪面试官或者运气不好，而不是审视自己，试着弄清楚他本可以做得更好。

he'll probably blamed the interviewers or bad luck rather than look at himself and try to figure out what he could have done better.

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 Using points and examples from the talk, explain internal and external locus of control.
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