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Peer reviewedWeiner, Bernard – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
A temporal theory of motivation is proposed in which causes, causal dimensions, psychological consequences (expectancy and affect), and behavioral outcomes play a role in the dynamics of action. The discussion of methodological errors in attribution research that follows examines shortcomings at each of these conceptual stages in the motivational…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory, Expectation, Locus of Control
