Identify and define the three dimensions of causal attributions proposed by Bernard Weiner, and diagnose the following statement along each of these dimensions. A student says, "I'm so disappointed that I failed that test. The test was too hard. The teacher shouldn't have written such difficult questions. I guess I'll never pass this course because there is nothing that I can do to convince the teacher to write simpler test items."
What will be an ideal response?
Weiner's dimensions of causal attribution include the following: (a) locus (i.e., whether the cause is internal or external to the actor), (b) stability (i.e., the extent to which the cause remains the same or changes), and (c) controllability (i.e., the extent to which the individual can control the cause). For the example, (a) the locus is external (the teacher controls or causes the failure), (b) the situation is stable (the teacher's tests will remain difficult), and (c) the event is not within the control of the student (there is nothing the student can do to convince the teacher to write simpler test items).
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