Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ231300
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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The Role of Affect in Rational (Attributional) Approaches to Human Motivation.
Weiner, Bernard
Educational Researcher, v9 n7 p4-11 Jul-Aug 1980
Documents characteristics of emotions in relation to action and self-perception. Argues that taking affect into account yields a different interpretation of successful achievement-change programs. Also clarifies the differences between ability and effort as perceived causes of success and failure. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory, Emotional Response, Failure, Self Concept, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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