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ERIC Number: EJ304959
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Affective Consequences of Ability versus Effort Ascriptions: Controversies, Resolutions, and Quandaries.
Brown, Jonathon; Weiner, Bernard
Journal of Educational Psychology, v76 n1 p146-58 Feb 1984
Six studies were reported questioning the conclusions of Covington and Omelich that pride in success, shame in failure, and positive self-esteem are more closely linked with ability ascriptions than with effort. The research demonstrated that affective intensity is in part determined by the perceived importance of the task. (BS)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Affective Measures, Attribution Theory, College Students, Emotional Response, Failure, Higher Education, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Attitudes, Success
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Effort; Shame; Task Importance
Note: The research reported in this article was supported by a grant from the Spencer Foundation.