Attribution Theory – Week 6 DQ 2

How might attribution theory provide an understanding of a person’s behavior? How can a teacher, parent, coach, or other person in a leadership position use this theory to motivate an unmotivated individual?

Please respond to the above question with at least 150-250 words and please use at least 1 or more cited peer reviewed article or journals as a reference. Also please cite reference in APA 6th edition format. Also please provide doi or www website for reference if applicable.

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Attribution theory is a theory that was developed by four psychologists namely; Heider, Jones, Ross and Kelly. Attribution theory states that a person’s view for success or failure dictates the amount of effort the person will put on a particular task (Weiner, 2012). The theory focuses on the way people try to explain what might have caused a certain event or incidence to take place and also how people…..

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