Search the World's Largest Database of Information Science & Technology Terms & Definitions
InfInfoScipedia LogoScipedia
A Free Service of IGI Global Publishing House
Below please find a list of definitions for the term that
you selected from multiple scholarly research resources.

What is Pessimistic Attributional Style

Chapter 2
Creating a Framework for Dissertation Preparation: Emerging Research and Opportunities
A pattern of attributions in which an individual tends to attribute negative events to internal, stable, and global causes.
Published in Chapter:
Responding to Critical Feedback by Challenging Pessimistic Attributions: A Cognitive Tool for the Dissertation Journey
Aaron Samuel Zimmerman (Texas Tech University, USA), Stephanie Millett (Texas Tech University, USA), Chau H. P. Nguyen (Texas Tech University, USA), Ngan T. T. Nguyen (Texas Tech University, USA), The Nguyen (Texas Tech University, USA), Stacey Sneed (Texas Tech University, USA), and Joseph Mbogo Wairungu (Texas Tech University, USA)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9707-0.ch002
Abstract
During the dissertation journey, graduate students must expect to receive critical feedback. And, yet, in order for this critical feedback to be productive, graduate students must be able to perceive this feedback as helpful rather than as discouraging. This chapter explores the interpretation of critical feedback through the cognitive framework of attributional style. This chapter presents six anecdotes and six reflections as recounted by six graduate students. By presenting these authentic examples, this chapter demonstrates how reflecting on attributional style can assist graduate students in reappraising the critical feedback they receive throughout their dissertation journey.
Full Text Chapter Download: US $37.50 Add to Cart
eContent Pro Discount Banner
InfoSci OnDemandECP Editorial ServicesAGOSR