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Field-Study Evidence of an Ego-Defensive Bias in Attribution among Two Categories of Observers

Charles S. Carver

University of Miami

Eileen DeGregorio

University of Miami

Rod Gillis

University of Miami

Data from a field stud)' originally' conducted for a different purpose were reanalyzed for evidence of attributional bias. Coaches rated players' abilities and efforts at preseason and midway through a losing season. Results were consistent with predictions derived from an analysis of differential role demands: The head coach perceived players as having greater abilities but poorer efforts at midseason than preseason; assistant coaches perceived less ability but greater efforts at midseason than preseason. The findings are seen as consistent with the notion of a self-esteem-protecting bias in causal attribution.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 6, No. 1, 44-50 (1980)
DOI: 10.1177/014616728061006
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