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Tetlock, Philip E. – 1979
In an impression explanation of counterdefensive attributions, the tendency of subjects is to accept primary responsibility for negative outcomes and to deny credit for positive outcomes. Counterdefensive attributions represent attempts at maximizing the esteem in which observers hold the actor. To test this hypothesis, a 2 x 5 simulation was…
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, Behavioral Science Research, Failure
