Attribution Flashcards
1
Q
Define Attribution
A
The process of giving reasons for behaviour in winning and losing
2
Q
What are Weiner’s 4 attributions?
A
Internal - Ability
Effort
External - Luck
Task difficulty
3
Q
What do TAS performers attribute to success and faliure?
A
Success = Internal factors Faliure = External factors (self-serving bias)
This increases / maintains motivation, and supports mastery orientation
4
Q
What do TAF performers attribute to success and faliure?
A
Success = External factors Faliure = Internal factors
Reduces motivation / self-confidence
Pushes them towards learned helplessness
5
Q
How do attribution re-training occur?
A
Make the performer believe that lack of effort causes faliure, not poor ability
So the perfomrer has control - no control underpins learned helplessness
