论文信息 - Effort is virtuous, but it's better to have ability: Evaluative responses to perceptions of effort and ability

Effort is virtuous, but it's better to have ability: Evaluative responses to perceptions of effort and ability

Abstract Evaluative responses to imagined task outcomes were found to depend on the question asked, as well as on perceptions of effort and ability. When university students were asked when they would experience pride or shame, they indicated effort would increase pride over success and reduce shame over failure. On the other hand, when asked what type of person they would like to be they chose high ability regardless of outcome. This modified Weiner's (1972) statement of the relation of causal attributions and affective expression. Individual differences in responses to these questions related to differences in self-concept of ability. This result suggested extensions of the attributional analysis of achievement motivation.

John G. Nicholls | J. Nicholls

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