Effect of locus of control,expectancy confirmation-disconfirmation,and type of goal on causal attributions of failure |
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Authors: | William C House |
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Affiliation: | Case Western Reserve University USA |
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Abstract: | Two experiments demonstrated interactive effects between locus of control and expectancy confirmation-disconfirmation in determining attribution of failure. Experiencing an expected versus an unexpected failure significantly influenced the performance attributions of internals but not externals. The first experiment also demonstrated an interaction between locus of control and type of performance goal (self-determined versus other-determined) in determining failure attribution. When the performance goal was other-determined, there were significant differences between internals and externals in their attributions of failure, but these differences did not materialize when the performance goals were selfdetermined, in the absence of any externally defined standard. Interpretation of results focused on the differences between internals and externals in regard to information processing and certain cognitive characteristics as they are related to the attribution of outcomes. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints may be sent to William C. House Department of Psychiatry Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital 3395 Scranton Road Cleveland Ohio 44109. |
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