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Peer reviewedGilmor, Timothy; Reid, David W. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1979
Internal locus of control and positive outcome subjects attributed responsibility for their test results to internal factors, while external and negative outcome subjects tended toward external causations. Ability and luck components were rated in accord with the Weiner model classification, but the effort and task components were not. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Students, Higher Education, Locus of Control
