CAUSAL ASCRIPTION AND EXPECTANCY OF SUCCESS

TETSURO INAGI

doi:10.4992/psycholres1954.19.22

TETSURO INAGI

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1977 Volume 19 Issue 1 Pages 22-30

DOI https://doi.org/10.4992/psycholres1954.19.22

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Published: July 31, 1977 Received: December 02, 1976 Available on J-STAGE: February 24, 2009 Accepted: - Advance online publication: - Revised: -
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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : ATKINSON, J. W. 1957 Motivational determinants of risk taking behavior. Psychological Review, 64, 359-372
FEATHER, N. T. 1969 Attribution of responsibility and valence of success and failure in relation to initial confidence and task performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 13, 129-144.
HEIDER, F. 1958 The psychology of interpersonal relations. New York: Wiley.
JAMES, W., & ROTTER, J. B. 1958 Partial and 100% reinforcement under chance and skill conditions. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 55, 397-403.
MAIER, S. F., SELIGMAN, M. E. P., & SOLOMON, R. L. 1969 Pavlovian fear conditioning and learned helplessness: Effects of escape and avoidance behavior on (a) the CS-UCS contingency and (b) the independence of voluntary responding. In B. A. Cambell & R. M. Church (Eds.) Punishment and aversive behavior. Appletor-Century-Crofts.
MCMAHAN, I. D. 1973 Relationships between causal attributions and expectancy of success. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 28, 108-114.
MEYER, W. U. 1970 Selbstverantworklichkeit und Leistungsmotivation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ruhr Universität, Cited by B. Weinner, H. Heckhausen, W. Meyer, & R. E. Cook, Causal ascriptions and achievement behavior: A conceptual analysis of effort and reanalysis of locus of control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1972, 21, 239-248.
PHARES, E. J. 1957 Expectancy changes in skill and chance situations. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 54, 339-342.
POTTER, J. B. 1966 Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement. Psychological Monographs, 80: No. 11-28.
ROTTER, J. B., LIVERANT, S., & CROWNE, D. P. 1961 The grouth and extinction of expectancies in chance controlled and skilled tasks. Journal of Psychology, 52, 161-177.
WEINER, B. 1974 Achievement motivation and attribution theory. Morristown: General Learning Press.
WEINER, B., FRIEZE, I., KUKLA, A., REST, S., & ROSENBAUM, R. M. 1971 Perceiving the causes of success and failure. Morristown: General Learning Press.

Right : ATKINSON, J. W. 1957 Motivational determinants of risk taking behavior. Psychological Review, 64, 359-372
FEATHER, N. T. 1969 Attribution of responsibility and valence of success and failure in relation to initial confidence and task performance. journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 13, 129-144.
HEIDER, F. 1958 The psychology of interpersonal relations. New York: Wiley.
JAMES, W., & ROTTER, J. B. 1958 Partial and 100% reinforcement under chance and skill conditions. journal of Experimental Psychology, 55, 397-403.
MAIER, S. F., SELIGMAN, M. E. P., &SOLOMON, R. L. 1969 Pavlovian fear conditioning and learned helplessness: Effects of escape and avoidance behavior on (a) the CS-UCS contingency and (b) the independence of voluntary responding. In B. A. Cambell&R. M. Church (Eds.) Punishment and aversive behavior. Appleton-Century-Crofts.
McMAHAN, I. D. 1973 Relationships between causal attributions and expectancy of success. journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 28, 108-114.
MEYER, W. U. 1970 Selbstverantworklichkeit and Leistungsmotivation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ruhr Universitat. Cited by B. Weinner, H. Heckhausen, W. Meyer, &R. E. Cook, Causal ascriptions and achievement behavior: A conceptual analysis of effort and reanalysis of locus of control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1972, 21, 239-248.
PHARES, E. J. 1957 Expectancy changes in skill and chance situations. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 54, 339-342.
ROTTER, J. B. 1966 Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement. Psychological Monographs, 80: No.1 1-28.
ROTTER, J. B., LIVERANT, S., &CROWNE, D. P. 1961 The grouth and extinction of expectancies in chance controlled and skilled tasks. Journal of Psychology, 52, 161-177.
WEINER, B. 1974 Achievement motivation and attribution theory. Morristown: General Learning Press.
WEINER, B., FRIEZE, I., KUKLA, A., REST, S., & ROSENBAUM, R. M. 1971 Perceiving the causes of success and failure. Morristown: General Learning Press.

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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : ATKINSON, J. W. 1957 Motivational determinants of risk taking behavior. Psychological Review, 64, 359-372
FEATHER, N. T. 1969 Attribution of responsibility and valence of success and failure in relation to initial confidence and task performance. journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 13, 129-144.
HEIDER, F. 1958 The psychology of interpersonal relations. New York: Wiley.
JAMES, W., & ROTTER, J. B. 1958 Partial and 100% reinforcement under chance and skill conditions. journal of Experimental Psychology, 55, 397-403.
MAIER, S. F., SELIGMAN, M. E. P., &SOLOMON, R. L. 1969 Pavlovian fear conditioning and learned helplessness: Effects of escape and avoidance behavior on (a) the CS-UCS contingency and (b) the independence of voluntary responding. In B. A. Cambell&R. M. Church (Eds.) Punishment and aversive behavior. Appleton-Century-Crofts.
McMAHAN, I. D. 1973 Relationships between causal attributions and expectancy of success. journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 28, 108-114.
MEYER, W. U. 1970 Selbstverantworklichkeit and Leistungsmotivation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ruhr Universitat. Cited by B. Weinner, H. Heckhausen, W. Meyer, &R. E. Cook, Causal ascriptions and achievement behavior: A conceptual analysis of effort and reanalysis of locus of control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1972, 21, 239-248.
PHARES, E. J. 1957 Expectancy changes in skill and chance situations. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 54, 339-342.
ROTTER, J. B. 1966 Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement. Psychological Monographs, 80: No.1 1-28.
ROTTER, J. B., LIVERANT, S., &CROWNE, D. P. 1961 The grouth and extinction of expectancies in chance controlled and skilled tasks. Journal of Psychology, 52, 161-177.
WEINER, B. 1974 Achievement motivation and attribution theory. Morristown: General Learning Press.
WEINER, B., FRIEZE, I., KUKLA, A., REST, S., & ROSENBAUM, R. M. 1971 Perceiving the causes of success and failure. Morristown: General Learning Press.

Right : ATKINSON, J. W. 1957 Motivational determinants of risk taking behavior. Psychological Review, 64, 359-372
FEATHER, N. T. 1969 Attribution of responsibility and valence of success and failure in relation to initial confidence and task performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 13, 129-144.
HEIDER, F. 1958 The psychology of interpersonal relations. New York: Wiley.
JAMES, W., & ROTTER, J. B. 1958 Partial and 100% reinforcement under chance and skill conditions. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 55, 397-403.
MAIER, S. F., SELIGMAN, M. E. P., & SOLOMON, R. L. 1969 Pavlovian fear conditioning and learned helplessness: Effects of escape and avoidance behavior on (a) the CS-UCS contingency and (b) the independence of voluntary responding. In B. A. Cambell & R. M. Church (Eds.) Punishment and aversive behavior. Appleton-Century-Crofts.
McMAHAN, I. D. 1973 Relationships between causal attributions and expectancy of success. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 28, 108-114.
MEYER, W. U. 1970 Selbstverantworklichkeit und Leistungsmotivation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ruhr Universität. Cited by B. Weinner, H. Heckhausen, W. Meyer, & R. E. Cook, Causal ascriptions and achievement behavior: A conceptual analysis of effort and reanalysis of locus of control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1972, 21, 239-248.
PHARES, E. J. 1957 Expectancy changes in skill and chance situations. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 54, 339-342.
ROTTER, J. B. 1966 Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement. Psychological Monographs, 80: No.11-28.
ROTTER, J. B., LIVERANT, S., & CROWNE, D. P. 1961 The grouth and extinction of expectancies in chance controlled and skilled tasks. Journal of Psychology, 52, 161-177.
WEINER, B. 1974 Achievement motivation and attribution theory. Morristown: General Learning Press.
WEINER, B., FRIEZE, I., KUKLA, A., REST, S., & ROSENBAUM, R. M. 1971 Perceiving the causes of success and failure. Morristown: General Learning Press.

Abstract

Two experiments were conducted in order to investigate the relationship between causal attribution and expectancy in failure condition. In Exp. I, subjects were college students. On three achievement-related tasks, the expectancy was lower in the subject who ascribed their failure to stable factors than those who ascribed to unstable factors. After three experiences of failure, most of the subjects came to ascribe them more to stable causal factors. In Exp. II, subjects were junior high school pupils. In the midterm examination, subjects who ascribed failures to stable causal factors expected to get less marks in the next examination than those who ascribed failures to unstable factors. The effects of the attribution to stability dimension on expectancy were confirmed.

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