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The Primacy of Control in Causal Thinking and Attributional Style: An Attributional Functionalism Perspective

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Control Motivation and Social Cognition

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Recently, while Cathy was working as a volunteer for the Red Cross her supervisor requested that she make telephone calls in an attempt to persuade people to donate blood. In spite of her efforts, she was unable to persuade anyone to donate blood.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, 142 Townsend Hall, 1885 Neil Avenue Mall, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    Gifford Weary Ph.D.

  2. Department of Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA

    Faith Gleicher Ph.D.

  3. Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA

    Kerry L. Marsh Ph.D.

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Anderson, C.A., Deuser, W.E. (1993). The Primacy of Control in Causal Thinking and Attributional Style: An Attributional Functionalism Perspective. In: Weary, G., Gleicher, F., Marsh, K.L. (eds) Control Motivation and Social Cognition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8309-3_4

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