Causal Attributions by Blacks and Whites.

Whitehead, George I., III; Smith, Stephanie H.

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ERIC Number: EJ417397

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Publication Date: 1990

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Causal Attributions by Blacks and Whites.

Whitehead, George I., III; Smith, Stephanie H.

Journal of Social Psychology, v130 n3 p401-02 Jun 1990

Tests self-serving attributional bias, attributing success to internal factors and failure to external factors among Blacks. With a sample of 35 Black and 35 White undergraduates, demonstrates this bias for both races. Finds Blacks attributed outcomes more to effort, whereas Whites attributed outcomes to task difficulty, a more stable factor. (DB)

Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Students, Higher Education, Performance Factors, Psychological Characteristics, Psychological Studies, Racial Bias, Racial Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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