I. Intrapersonal

A. Self directed thoughts and feelings

1. "People are scientists, trying to figure out themselves and their environment and then acting on the basis of this knowledge"

B. Motivational process comes between the stimulus and the response

1. Bad test score (stimulus)

2. Motivational process (feeling good or bad)

3. Response (dropping out of school)

C. C. Causal properties

1. Locus: refers to the location of a cause

2. Stability: refers to the duration of a cause

3. Controllability: refers to whether or not an attribute is easily changed or not

II. Interpersonal

A. Other-directed thoughts and feelings (external)

1. Social environment affects success and failure of an individual

a. this happens through reward and punishment, praise and disappointment given to the individual

b. whether or not the outcome of an event is internal controllable or external uncontrollable affects the reaction of the individual

III. How are the two related?

A. The two theories interact and affect individuals as far as beliefs, thoughts, and actions.