attributions Flashcards
what are attributions
the perceived reasons a performer gives for their performace
what is internal, stable:
ability
what is internal, unstable
effort
what is external, stable
task difficulty
what is external, unstable
luck
who proposed attribution thoery
Weiner
What is Weiners locus of control sub divided into
personal control
external control
controllability
using correct attribution is effective as
helps maintain self esteem
maintain motivation
avoid learned helplesness
what is attribution re-training
the process by which a performer is taught to attribute failure to changeable, unstable factors rather than internal stable factors
what is learned helplessness
feelings experienced by an individual when he or she believes that failure is inevitable because of past experiences
who developed learned helplessness what types
dwek
specific
global
