An Analysis of Attribution Patterns of Internally and Externally Controlled Children After Playing a Computer Video Game
Description:
The focus of this study was to determine how attribution patterns of children with an internal or external locus of control differ when playing a computer video game. Forty subjects each (twenty internally controlled and twenty externally controlled) were placed in a competitive or non-competitive treatment setting with a successful or unsuccessful outcome. Each subject played a computer video game made by a major manufacturer. At the completion of each session, each subject was asked to rate t…
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Date:
August 1983
Creator:
West, Jimmie L. (Jimmie Lee)