Information-processing and motivated distortion in the attribution of causality for success and failure

James M. Gleason; Robert M. Arkin; Kelly Shaver

doi:10.2224/sbp.1979.7.1.9

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Published: Feb 1, 1979

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.1979.7.1.9

Issue: Volume 7, 1979, Issue 1

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social behavior, social psychology, information-processing, motivated, distortion, attribution, causality, success, failure, informational, motivational, observers, behavior, student, therapist, phobia, outcomes

James M. Gleason

State University of New York at Buffalo

Robert M. Arkin

University of Missouri-Columbia

Kelly Shaver

College of William and Mary

Cite this article: Gleason, J. M., Arkin, R. M., & Shaver, K. (1979). Information-processing and motivated distortion in the attribution of causality for success and failure. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 7(1), 9-16.

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An experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of both informational and motivational factors on observers' attributions. Observers evaluated the behavior of a "student therapist". Probable Outcome also emerged. However, the strongest motivationally based prediction, an interaction of Personal Involvement and Actual Outcome, was not confirmed.

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