36 college students were involved in a decision task in which the two optional choices were varied to create either a large difference, a small difference, or no difference in attractiveness. It was predicted that conditions which produce high perceived choice, i.e., a small difference in attractiveness, would cause an individual to attribute his decision to an internal factor while conditions mediating low perceived choice, i.e., a large or no difference in attractiveness, would lead to attributions based on an external factor. Data from 36 college Ss confirmed these predictions.
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