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

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James M. Gleason
Robert M. Arkin
Kelly Shaver
Cite this article:  Gleason, J., Arkin, R., & 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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