The impact of hypothetical explanations on performance : generalizability and the mediating effects of self-esteem

This study examined the extent to which the effects of generating hypothetical success/failure explanations and initial expectations would generalize and affect performance on subsequent unexplained tasks. Two types of generalization were examined; the extent to which explanation and initial expecta...

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Main Author: Fairey, Patricia Jean
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26464