Suzanne and Pedro got D’s on their quizzes. To Suzanne, Mr. Banister says "What happened to you? Did you forget to study?" To Pedro he says "Okay, that's a pretty good score for you." The two students then make attributions: influenced by the teacher's
comments, they explain their poor performance to themselves. Which student is more likely to make an ability attribution? An effort attribution? For each of the students, explain how the teacher's comment influenced the type of attribution made. Then explain how the type of attribution made will influence the student's expectations for success in the future.
What will be an ideal response?
Suzanne makes an effort attribution (or other unstable attribution) because Mr. Banister implies that she could do better if she tried. Pedro makes an ability attribution, because Mr. Banister implies that he's doing as well as his ability allows.
Suzanne can expect to do better in the future. She'll believe she can change the cause of her failure, because it is unstable—subject to change. Pedro is likely to believe he cannot change his ability—seen as stable—so he can only expect more of the same performance.
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