Goals And Attributions Flashcards
Attribution
An explanation of the cause for success or failure
Explanations that may be?
Opposition is weak
I am talented
The reason for success?
I was lucky
I concentrated well
What is Weiner’s model? (The axis)
Stability and locus of causality
Stable
Unstable
Internal
External
What does locus of causality mean?
Location of the cause
What’s a stable internal attribution?
Ability
What’s a stable external attribution?
Task difficulty
What’s a unstable internal attribution?
Effort
What’s a unstable external attribution?
Luck
Example of a stable internal attribution?
Not being good enough to play at a level
Example of a stable external attribution?
They are top of the league we had no chance
Example of a unstable internal attribution?
We weren’t good enough today
Examples of a unstable external attribution?
The referee made a bad decision
Why do we attribute bad things to external and good things to internal?
Self serving bias
Attribute to guard or boost confidence
State specific
I’m bad at that specific thing.. “I’m bad at shooting”