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Previous research examining locus of control among the obese has been contradictory. Previous research has examined locus of control among the obese using Rotter's I-E test, a unidimensional questionnaire. The present study examined locus of control among 20 obese and 42 average weight research participants using the Reid-Ware three-factor I-E test. The obese group scored more external on the Self-control scale and on the Social System Control scale. The obese were not more external on the Fatalism scale. There were no differences between sexes. The results support the hypothesis that obese persons maintain an external locus of control only in certain, circumscribed attitude areas.

The training programs were evaluated on the following criteria: reaction, learning, and outcomes (Kirkpatrick, 1959a(Kirkpatrick, , 1959b(Kirkpatrick, , 1960.Reaction measure. A 10-item questionnaire was constructed to gauge the participants' reactions to the training. The questionnaire contained &point Likert-type items. Items tapped reaction to the content of training and the trainer (e.g., "The training you received helped you to feel more confident

Apparent similarities between S. Schachter's stimulus binding construct and H. A. Witkin's construct of psychological differentiation, specifically field dependence, have been noted in the literature. The present study examined field dependence on the rod-and-frame test among 20 obese and 42 average-weight subjects. Obese subjects were more field-dependent than were average-weight subjects. Women were slightly more field-dependent than were men. The author concluded that obese persons are more field-dependent and speculated that the constructs may be describing similar phenomena.

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