A comparison of egotism, negativity, and learned helplessness as explanations for poor performance after unsolvable problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6200215 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melvin L Snyder (Dartmouth College, corresponding author), Bruce Smoller, Bruce R Smoller (0000-0002-7301-8274), Angelo Strenta, A Christopher Strenta, Arthur Frankel, A Steven Frankel |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-30 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.40.1.24 |
| OpenAlex | W4235741742 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 14 |
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Learned helplessness · Negativity effect · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychological Treatments and Assessments · Psychology · Social Psychology
Self-defeating behavior patterns among normal individuals
Effect of extrinsic incentives on use of test anxiety as an anticipatory attributional defense
Persistence following failure
A developmental study of the cognitive basis of performance impairment after failure
The role of perceptions and attributions for response-outcome noncontingency in learned helplessness
Cognitions, affect, and behavior following uncontrollable outcomes
Effects of decision‐making on reactions to an evaluational stressor
Self-Regulatory Failure
The Causes and Consequences of a Need for Self-Esteem
Behavioral self-handicaps versus self-reported handicaps
Threat, cohesion, and group effectiveness
Self-evaluation of abilities
The Effects of Success versus Failure Feedback on Further Self-Control
Conceptions of Ability, Achievement Goals, and Individual Differences in Self‐Handicapping Behavior
The Effect of Problem Difficulty, Locus of Control, and Sex on Task Persistence
The Discontinuity Effect in Interpersonal and Intergroup Relations
Strategic self-attribution and Type A behavior
Determinants of reduction in intended effort as a strategy for coping with anticipated failure
Claimed self-handicaps and the self-handicapper
Cognitive strategies for coping with uncertain outcomes
Effects of control deprivation on effort expenditure and accuracy performance
Lack of effort as a result of self‐focused attention
Individual versus group discontinuity
Causal ambiguity and heterosexual affiliation
Self-Regulation and Self-Presentation
Social Anxiety and Communication about the Self
Responses to Uncontrollable Outcomes
Learned helplessness in humans
Effects of noncontingent success and failure on mood and performance 1
Performance as a function of achievement motive level and perceived difficulty
Locus of control and the generality of learned helplessness in humans
Helplessness, stress level, and the coronary-prone behavior pattern
Effects of control and predictability on the physical and psychological well-being of the institutionalized aged
Generality of learned helplessness in man
Effects of federal human subjects regulations on data obtained in environmental stressor research
Poor performance following unsolvable problems
Persistence at a difficult task with alternative task of intermediate difficulty
The relationship of persistence at a task to expectation of success and achievement related motives
The effects of psychological stress upon performance
The effects of anxiety and threat on the solution of a difficult task
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,66 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2005 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |