Attribution Theory

What is meant by the term 'locus of causality'?

• Location of the event

• An athletes perception of how good they are

• An athletes perception of why they succeeded or failed

• The feeling they get when they succeed or fail

What are the two dimensions of the locus of causality?

• Stable/Unstable

• Intrinsic/Extrinsic

• Internal/External

• Good/Bad

Whats is meant by the term 'stability'?

• How likely something is to change

• Things constantly change

• Things constantly stay the same

• Some things may change, some may not

What are the two dimensions of stability?

• Internal/External

• Stable/Unstable

• Changes/Does not change

• Balanced/Unbalanced

Name the Internal-Stable attribute

• Ability

• Luck

• Task Difficulty

• Effort

Name the External-Stable attribute

• Task Difficulty

• Luck

• Ability

• Effort

Name the Internal-Unstable attribute

• Luck

• Effort

• Task Difficulty

• Ability

Name the External-Stable attribute

• Effort

• Luck

• Ability

• Task Difficulty

The stability of an attribute refers to

• How stable it was at the time of the event

• How it changes from one attribute to another

Success is used as a result of internal factors because..

• It can increase one's confidence

• Makes people feel bad

• Others can see how good they are