Measuring Causal Attributions for Success and Failure.

Elig, Timothy W.; Frieze, Irene Hanson

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ERIC Number: EJ218189

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Publication Date: 1979-Apr

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Measuring Causal Attributions for Success and Failure.

Elig, Timothy W.; Frieze, Irene Hanson

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v37 n4 p621-34 Apr 1979

Causal attributions for a manipulated success-failure event were collected from college students on five different measuring instruments. Results indicated that the structured measures showed greater interest correlation validity than did the open-ended measure. (CM)

Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Students, Higher Education, Measurement Instruments, Success, Test Selection, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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