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Means, Virginia; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1979
High, neutral, and low statements of success expectancy were paired with positive and negative success feedback statements in a reading comprehension experiment. Incongruent combinations such as high success expectancy--negative feedback produced higher comprehension than congruent combinations. Results were interpreted by arousal and attribution…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attribution Theory, Expectation, Feedback
Samuel, William; Nilsen, Paul – 1983
Following a traditional learned helplessness paradigm, subjects initially tried to terminate random bursts of noise using a button-pressing manipulandum and next tried to solve 20 serially-presented anagrams. The noise was broadcast at either a loud or soft intensity, and the subject's button-pressing was either successful (Escape condition) or…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attribution Theory, College Students, Females