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ERIC Number: EJ211857
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Aug
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Attributional Style, Task Selection, and Achievement.
Fyans, Leslie J., Jr.; Maehr, Martin L.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v71 n4 p499-507 Aug 1979
Fifth- through twelfth-grade students completed a causal attribution questionnaire and were asked to choose one of three games to play. Students who attributed their own success on achievement tasks to ability, effort, or luck were more likely to prefer to perform tasks that were compatible with such beliefs. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Perception, Questionnaires, Self Concept, Student Behavior, Student Interests, Student Motivation, Task Performance, Technical Reports
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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