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Download full textFyans, Leslie J., Jr.; Maehr, Martin L. – 1977
This study deals with attributional theory, a factor of special concern in achievement theory, which focuses on specific behavior as caused by the subject's attributions to the perceived causes of such behavior. This study investigated whether an individual's attributional biases were predictive of task selections he or she made. Furthermore, it…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement, Attribution Theory, Behavior
