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1 online resource (245 pages) |
| Series |
Applied social psychology |
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Applied social psychology.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Consequences of Causal Attributions; Preface; Dedication; 1. Searching for the Roots of Applied Attribution Theory; Kurt Lewin: The Practical Theorist; The Social Psychological Approach to Attributions: The Influence of Heider and Weiner; Attributional Theory and Applied Psychology; A Summary Statement; References; PART I: APPLICATIONS TO ACHIEVEMENT; 2. Communicating Low Ability in the Classroom: Bad Things Good Teachers Sometimes Do; Pity and Anger as Attributional Cues; Praise and Blame; Help Versus Neglect |
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Implications and ApplicationsSummary; References; 3. The Causal Attribution Process in Sport and Physical Activity; Attribution Theory and Sport: An Update; Causal Attributions, Affect and Self-Perceptions; Future Directions and Applications; Summary; References; 4. Explanatory Style in the Classroom and on the Playing Field; The Theory of Learned Helplessness and Explanatory Style; The Measurement of Explanatory Style; Why Explanatory Style is not Simply a Risk Factor for Depression; Explanatory Style and Academic Performance; Explanatory Style and Athletic Performance; A Critical Evaluation |
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Conclusion: Some Pitfalls in Applying Attribution TheorySummary; References; PART II: APPLICATIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH; 5. Applying Attribution Theory to the Study of Stress and Coping; "Thinking" : The Influence of Perceived Control; "Doing" : The Influence of Coping; Control and Coping: Causal Chronologies; Applying Attribution Theory; Summary; References; 6. Attributions, Person Perception, and Clinical Issues; Clinical Judgment; Families' Attributions of a Relative's Serious Mental Disorder; Conclusion; References; 7. Attributional Therapies; Introduction; Consequences of Causal Attributions |
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Attribution and Attributional Theories and Their Relation to Models of PsychotherapyCausal Antecedents; Beliefs and Attributions; An Attributional Analysis of Beck's Cognitive Therapy; Summary; References; PART III: APPLICATION TO CONFLICT IN INTERPERSONAL AND INTERGROUP RELATIONSHIPS; 8. Conflict in the Marketplace: Explaining Why Products Fail; Attributional Conflict in Exchange Relationships; The Roots of Attributional Conflict; Consequences of Attributions for Product Failure; Conflict Over Contributions of Causes; Reducing Buyer-Seller Conflict; Summary; References |
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9. Conflict in Close Relationships: The Role of Intrapersonal PhenomenaResearch on Conflict in Close Relationships; Prerequisites for a Model of Conflict; A Model of Conflict in Close Relationships; Caveats; Conclusion; References; 10. Attributions and Organizational Conflict; The Relevance of Attributions to Organizational Conflict: Empirical and Theoretical Foundations; Attributions and Organizational Conflict: Initial Evidence; Attributions and Organizational Conflict: Apparent Sincerity and the 'My Hands Are Tied' Strategy; Related Research: Excuses and Causal Accounts |
| Summary |
This unusual volume begins with a historical overview of the growth of attribution theory, setting the stage for the three broad domains of application that are addressed in the remainder of the book. These include applications to: achievement strivings in the classroom and the sports domain; issues of mental health such as analyses of stress and coping and interpretations of psychotherapy; and personal and business conflict such as buyer- seller disagreement, marital discord, dissension in the workplace, and international strife. Because the chapters in Attribution Theory are |
| Notes |
Attributions and Organizational Conflict: Practical Implications |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Attribution (Social psychology)
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
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Attribution (Social psychology)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Graham, Sandra, 1947-
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Folkes, Valerie S.
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| ISBN |
9781317784210 |
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1317784219 |
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9781315807669 |
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1315807661 |
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9781317784203 |
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1317784200 |
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0805805311 |
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9780805805314 |
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9781138987661 |
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1138987662 |
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