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Semantic Differential Placement of Attributions and Dimensions in Four Different Groups.
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Chandler, Theodore A.; Spies, Carl J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
This study was designed to validate subjects' classification of eleven attributions according to dimensions of locus, stability, controllability, predictability, and globality. Results indicated that subjects' dimensional assignment of five of Weiner's eight original attributions differed from Weiner's assignment. Differences existed in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, Higher Education, Locus of Control
Semantic Differential Comparisons of Attributions and Dimensions between U.S. and Israel.
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Chandler, Theodore A.; Spies, Carl J. – 1991
Beliefs about the causes of success and failure in academic achievement were compared for students in the United States and Israel. The following 11 attributions were placed randomly in a questionnaire format: (1) mood; (2) skill; (3) knowledge; (4) chance; (5) effort; (6) competence; (7) help; (8) ability; (9) task; (10) bias; and (11) luck. Each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Analysis of Variance, Attribution Theory
Semantic Differential Comparisons of Attributions and Dimensions among Seven Nations.
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Chandler, Theodore A.; Spies, Carl J. – 1993
The classifications of 11 attributions according to dimensions of locus, stability, controllability, predictability, and globality by participants in 7 countries (China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Spain, and the United States) were compared in a cross-cultural study. The attributions were: (1) bias; (2) help; (3) luck; (4) ability; (5)…
Descriptors: Ability, Adults, Attribution Theory, Bias