Effort is virtuous, but it's better to have ability: Evaluative responses to perceptions of effort and ability

The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations.

Theodore M. Newcomb, Fritz Heider · American Sociological Review · 1958 · 12K citations

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An attributional analysis of achievement motivation.

Bernard Weiner, Andy Kukla · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1970 · 951 citations

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A Theory of Achievement Motivation

Monte J. Meldman · Psychosomatics · 1967 · 740 citations

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Causal attributions and other achievement-related cognitions: Effects of task outcome, attainment value, and sex.

John G. Nicholls · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1975 · 414 citations

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Foundations of an attributional theory of performance.

Andy Kukla · Psychological Review · 1972 · 328 citations

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