Attribution

Question 1

Define Attribution

Answer 1

The process of giving reasons for behaviour in winning and losing

Question 2

What are Weiner’s 4 attributions?

Answer 2

Internal - Ability
Effort
External - Luck
Task difficulty

Question 3

What do TAS performers attribute to success and faliure?

Answer 3

Success = Internal factors
Faliure = External factors (self-serving bias)

This increases / maintains motivation, and supports mastery orientation

Question 4

What do TAF performers attribute to success and faliure?

Answer 4

Success = External factors
Faliure = Internal factors

Reduces motivation / self-confidence
Pushes them towards learned helplessness

Question 5

How do attribution re-training occur?

Answer 5

Make the performer believe that lack of effort causes faliure, not poor ability
So the perfomrer has control - no control underpins learned helplessness