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1	An Analysis of Attribution Patterns of Internally and Externally Controlled Children After Playing a Computer Video Game West, Jimmie L. (Jimmie Lee) 08 1900 (has links) The focus of this study was to determine how attribution patterns of children with an internal or external locus of control differ when playing a computer video game. Forty subjects each (twenty internally controlled and twenty externally controlled) were placed in a competitive or non-competitive treatment setting with a successful or unsuccessful outcome. Each subject played a computer video game made by a major manufacturer. At the completion of each session, each subject was asked to rate the four attributes of ability, effort, task difficulty, and luck. The results were then analyzed using analysis of variance with age as a covariate. video games locus of control attribution patterns elementary school students competition in children Attribution (Social psychology) Control (Psychology) Competition (Psychology) in children. Video games -- Psychological aspects.