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Peer reviewedCovington, Martin V.; Omelich, Carol L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
Undergraduates rated their affective reactions to hypothetical test failures under conditions of high or low effort and in the presence or absence of self-servicing excuses. Then, in the role of teachers, they administered punishment to hypothetical students under the same failure conditions. Results were interpreted using self-worth theory.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement, Affective Behavior, Behavior Theories
