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Aksoy-Pekacar, Kadriye; Kanat-Mutluoglu, Arzu; Erten, Ismail Hakki – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2020
As part of the research on motivation, causal attribution studies have an important role in predicting and improving academic performance since controllable and uncontrollable attributions have an effect on learners' future actions. Following this path, the present qualitative study investigates the attributions of students in an English Language…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Shyness
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Baxter, Leslie A; Kaplan, Stuart J. – Journal of Broadcasting, 1983
A study of the effects of television drama on learning of prosocial and antisocial behavior analyzes programs in terms of sex of the actor, apparent motivation for the actor's behavior, and portrayed importance of the action. Results show that the effects on viewers differ according to their sex. (EAO)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Attribution Theory, Behavioral Science Research, Classification
Chandler, Theodore A.; And Others – 1988
The objective of this study was to empirically validate West Germans' classifications of 11 attributions according to dimensions of locus, stability, controllability, predictability, and globality. The West German sample was then compared to an American sample. It is believed that West Germans and Americans develop different beliefs about the…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classification, College Environment, Comparative Analysis
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Celano, Marianne P. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1992
Integrates developmental theory with relevant literature on child sexual abuse to differentiate the concept of internal attribution of responsibility. Presents a typology of eight internal attributions of responsibility; potentially adaptive attributions are distinguished from potentially nonadaptive attributions. Implications for mental health…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adolescents, Attribution Theory, Child Abuse