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Current Issues in Attribution Theory and Research

John H. Harvey, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1984 - 
- Vol. 35, Iss: 1, pp 427-459
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Consequences of Achievement -Related Attributions: Causes and Reasons, Endogenous and Exogenous Behaviors, 447 Arousal E ffects, and Conclusion.
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INTRODUCTION 427 Focus of Rev ie w . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. ... .. . . . . ... . . . . ... . . 428 MEASUREMENT OF ATTRIBUTION . . . . . . . . . . . ... . , 429 NATURE OF ATTRIBUTION . . . . ... . . . ..... . . . . . . . . ... . .. . . ...... . . . . . . .. . ... . . ........ . . .. . . . . .. 431 Fundamental Attribution Error.... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. ...... . . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . 431 Causes and Reasons , Endogenous and Exogenous Beh avior . ..... .... ....... 432 A wareness of Attributiona l Acti vity . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 BASIC PROCESSES 432 Instigators . . . ... .. .. .. ......... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ....... . . . .. . ........ . . .. . . . .... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . 432 Perceptua l Processes ..... . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . ... . . . ......... . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. ... . . . . . . ..... . . . .. . 434 Cognitive Processes . . . . . ... . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . , 435 Motiv ation al Process es . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 439 CONSEQUENCES 445 Soci al Interaction . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . , 445 Affective Consequences of Achievement -Related Attributions . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 447 Arousal E ffects .. . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . .. .. ..... . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . ... . . . . 448 Symp toms of Depress ion and Lone liness ........ .. . ... . . . . .. . .. ... . ... . ....... 450 C lose Re lationshi ps . .. . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . .. ....... .. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . ....... . . ... . . . . . 452 CONCLUSIONS .. . . . .... . ... .. . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . ..... , 453

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