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Publication Date: 1980-Dec
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Effects of Knowledge That Attributions Will Be Observed by Others.
House, William C.
Journal of Research in Personality, v14 n4 p528-45 Dec 1980
Observed subjects evidenced less tendency to attribute their failure to low ability than did nonobserved subjects and greater willingness to attribute failure to lack of effort. For a task intended to be of minimal relevance to subjects' identities, nonobserved subjects attributed failure to task difficulty. (Author)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Bias, Competence, Difficulty Level, Peer Evaluation, Personality Traits, Self Concept, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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