Differential Effects of Norm-Referenced and Self-Referenced Feedback on Performance Expectancies, Attributions, and Motivation.

McColskey, Wendy; Leary, Mark R.

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ERIC Number: EJ319366

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Publication Date: 1985

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Differential Effects of Norm-Referenced and Self-Referenced Feedback on Performance Expectancies, Attributions, and Motivation.

McColskey, Wendy; Leary, Mark R.

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v10 n3 p275-84 Jul 1985

The hypothesis that the deleterious effects of failure might be attenuated when failure is expressed in self-referenced terms relative to the individual's known level of ability as assessed by other measures was investigated. In this study, 128 undergraduate subjects received feedback described as either norm-referenced or as self-referenced. (Author/DWH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Achievement Need, Attribution Theory, Feedback, Higher Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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