Attributional versus Persuasive Messages and Explanations for Task Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13664822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamra J Hall (University of Richmond, corresponding author), Tamra Hall (University of Richmond), William R Pope (Mary Washington College) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 745-746 |
| Publication date | 1981-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1981.48.3.745 |
| OpenAlex | W2318908021 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The present study investigated the effects of manipulating the content of a message (effort vs ability) and the style of a message (attributional vs persuasive) on the causal attributions an individual makes concerning his performance on a perceptual motor task. It was hypothesized that subjects receiving an attributional message would report either effort or ability, corresponding to the content of the message they received, as having a greater influence on their behavior than individuals who received a persuasive message. Subjects receiving an attributional message of ability saw luck as less important than subjects who received an attributional message of effort. In contrast, subjects who received a persuasive message of ability saw luck as being more important than effort. All other effects were nonsignificant
Attribution · Developmental psychology · Luck · Perception · Persuasion · Persuasive communication · Style (visual arts · Task (project management · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |