Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Desire for Control and the Use of Attribution Processes. |
| Authors: |
Burger, Jerry M., Heinans, Lawton T. |
| Source: |
Journal of Personality. Sep88, Vol. 56 Issue 3, p531-546. 16p. |
| Subjects: |
Attribution (Social psychology), Personality & cognition, Cognition, Social control, Desire, Emotions |
| Abstract: |
The hypothesis that people engage in attribution processes to obtain a sense of control was tested In each of three experiments, subjects identified on an individual difference measure as high in a general desire for control (DC) were found to engage in attribution processes more than subjects low in desire for control In Experiment 1, high-DC subjects were more likely to utilize attributionally relevant information when describing the cause of a writer's behavior than were low-DC subjects High-DC subjects in Experiment 2 were more likely to ask attribution questions about hypothetical events than were low- DC subjects In Experiment 3, high-DC subjects gave more attributions for their performance on a test than did low-DC subjects The findings are interpreted as support for the control motivation explanation for why people engage in attribution processes [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
