Adam Abdulla
Biographic Data
| ID | 6605691 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam Abdulla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam |
| FAMILY NAME | Abdulla |
| SIGNATURE | ABDULLA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Robert Gordon University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3162-664X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“I did it before, so I can do it again(?)”
It is widely assumed that recalling past success raises expectations of future success (“expectancy”). However, experimental research investigating that assumption has generated mixed results. The present study examined two (meta)cognitive factors that may play a role during “recall success” interventions: ease-of-retrieval (i.e. the ease/difficulty with which success is recalled) and causal attributions (i.e. the factors to which the success is …
Should We Really Be Afraid of “Weakness”? Applying the Insights of Attribution Theory
It is widely assumed that the term "weakness" has negative psychological effects and should be replaced by "area for improvement." The present study is the first to examine the matter experimentally. It was hypothesised that effects of "weakness" (vs. "area for improvement") are most pronounced in those with low perceived self-efficacy in the relevant domain. Two experiments were conducted in the domain of self-regulation. In those with low perce…
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Should We Really Be Afraid of “Weakness”? Applying the Insights of Attribution Theory
It is widely assumed that the term "weakness" has negative psychological effects and should be replaced by "area for improvement." The present study is the first to examine the matter experimentally. It was hypothesised that effects of "weakness" (vs. "area for improvement") are most pronounced in those with low perceived self-efficacy in the relevant domain. Two experiments were conducted in the domain of self-regulation. In those with low perce…
“I did it before, so I can do it again(?)”
It is widely assumed that recalling past success raises expectations of future success (“expectancy”). However, experimental research investigating that assumption has generated mixed results. The present study examined two (meta)cognitive factors that may play a role during “recall success” interventions: ease-of-retrieval (i.e. the ease/difficulty with which success is recalled) and causal attributions (i.e. the factors to which the success is …
Attribution (2 works) · Expectancy theory (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Attraction (1 work) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Cognition (1 work)