Objective Self Awareness, Self-Esteem and Causal Attributions for Success and Failure.

Abstract

The investigation has applied the theory of objective self awareness (Duval and Wicklund, 1972) to the study of causal attributions that actors make for their past performance. A 2 (male vs. female subject) by 2 (success vs. failure) by 3 (objective self-awareness vs. control vs. time control) by 2 (high vs. low self-esteem subjects) design was employed. Objective self-awareness was manipulated by exposing subjects to their image on a wall mirror after they received the success or failure experience. The results are discussed with respect to personality and sex.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA018030

Entities

People

  • Arie Nadler

Organizations

  • Purdue University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Personality

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Psychology.