Attribution Flashcards
1
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Attribution definition
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Reasons for success or failure
2
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Weiner’s Model
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Luck - external, unstable
Effort - internal, unstable
Ability - internal, stable
Task difficulty - external, stable
3
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Locus of controllability
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Controllable - task difficulty(can be both), effort
Uncontrollable - luck, ability
4
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Self serving bias
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External for failure Internal for success Won't improve Overconfident Maintains self-esteem Can lead to learned helplessness
5
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Learned helplessness
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Belief that failure is inevitable
Specific - bad at certain sport
Global - bad at all sports
Low achievers attribute failure to uncontrollable factors
6
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Attribution retraining
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Must attribute success and failure to same reasons Like high achievers -success to stable -failure to unstable Raises self-efficacy Increases motivation
7
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Mastery orientation
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Motivated to becoming an expert
Attribute failure to internal, unstable, controllable
Seek to develop new skills
Don’t compare themselves to the others as they can’t control what they do
