To investigate the effects of attribution retraining under conditions of intermittent success and failure, 14 helpless subjects were given 15 days of treatment in one of two procedures. Except for the attribution of all failures to lack of effort in the attribution retraining condition, the two procedures were identical in all respects. After training, both groups showed significant and equivalent improvement in reactions to failure, suggesting that intermittent success and failure increase the persistence of helpless children, rather than attribution retraining as suggested by Dweck (1975). Recommendations included follow-up studies and exploration of the attributional patterns of children under conditions of intermittent success and failure.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504511 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Benson, Patricia Ann |
| Contributors | Kennelly, Kevin J., Cheek, Claude W., Kooker, Earl W. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 47 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Benson, Patricia Ann, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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