Causal Attribution Control, Level of Need Achievement
and Task Outcome
Y. Tachibana |
The elementary school
pupils (fifth and sixth year) were given three trials of digit-symbol
substitution task. After each trials, Ss were received the outcome
feedback. Before the trials, four kinds of instruction which tried
to make Ss believe what the cause of outcome (either of ability, effort,
task difficulty, and luck) was, were administered. At first the effects
of causal attribution control on performance in success and failure
situations were examined. Secondly, the effects of level of need achievement
(high versus low) and causal attribution control (dimensional level:
locus of control and stability) on performance in success and failure
situations were examined.
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