Attributions of Causality and Reactions to Uncontrollable Outcomes.

And Others; Wortman, Camille B.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Attributions of Causality and Reactions to Uncontrollable Outcomes

And Others; Wortman, Camille B.

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 12, 3, 301-16, May 76

The experiment tested the hypothesis that the stress experienced by a person who is unable to control aversive stimulation is not a function of lack of control per se, but of the attribution of causality that one makes for failure to exert control. (Editor)

Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Experiments, Helplessness, Hypothesis Testing, Problem Solving, Psychological Patterns, Research Methodology, Responses, Social Influences, Social Psychology, Stress Variables

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