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Medway, Frederic J.; Lowe, Charles A. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1976
Two experiments attempted to directly assess the impact of self-other perspective on success and failure attributions for a variety of achievement-related situations. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Experiments, Failure, Motivation
Medway, Frederic J.; And Others – 1975
The effects of actor identity on achievement attributions for success and failure were investigated. Subjects filled out a locus of control scale either for themselves, a neutral other, a liked other, or a disliked other. Within each actor identity variation, the scale items were either (1) unchanged from the original version or specified as (2)…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, College Students