En este estudio se plantean una serie de cuestiones críticas sobre la teoría atribucional de la motivación y la emoción de Weiner. Se propone, como medio para superar tales deficiencias, el amplio campo de estudio que ha generado el análisis de los sesgos atribucionales desde las nuevas corrientes de la psicología social europea. En una muestra de 324 alumnos-as de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria se comprueba la existencia del sesgo favorable al yo en las atribuciones y del sesgo de confirmación en las expectativas. Finalmente se sugiere que los resultados obtenidos desde las investigaciones sobre los sesgos deberían tenerse en cuenta en el modelo atribucional propuesto por Weiner.
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