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Moller, Jens; Koller, Olaf – Journal of Experimental Education, 1999
Results of two experiments involving 35 college students and 96 junior high school students studying spontaneous cognitions after receiving test results or taking a test show that success triggers evaluative cognitions while failure triggers attributions, particularly in uncertain situations.(SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Processes