Attribution Theory and Motivation in School

Attribution theory as a field originated with the publication of Fritz Heider’s now classic book, The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations (Heider, 1958). Many theorists associated with attributional analyses followed Heider (e.g., Jones & Davis, 1965; Kelley, 1973), but in this chapter we focus on attribution theory as formulated and elaborated by Bernard Weiner (see reviews in Weiner, 1986, 1995, 2006, 2010). Weiner’s model incorporates...