Attributions – perceived reasons for performance/outcome
4 categories of attribution:
- ability (internal/stable)
- effort (internal/unstable)
- luck (external/unstable)
- task difficulty (external/stable)
locus of causality: the internal/external factors that a performer believed caused an event
stability dimension: the stabl/unstable factors that a performer believed caused an event
locus of control: the extent to which a performer believes that the outcome was within their control (or not)
self-serving bias: the tendency to attribute success to internal factors (e.g. our own skill/effort) and failures to external factors (e.g. luck/task difficulty) -> develops self-esteem/increases motivation
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