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Attribution retraining refers to the therapeutic intervention in which helpless children are persuaded to attribute failures to their lack of effort rather than a lack of ability.
The Attribution theory describes the processes of explaining events and the behavioral and emotional consequences of those explanations.
Attributions refer to explanations or reasons that people make of the things that happen to them.
In the psychology context, attrition refers to the loss of participants in a research study or program over time. It occurs when participants drop out or otherwise fail to complete the study or program. Attrition can have significant effects on the validity and reliability of a study's results, as it can lead to biased samples, reduced statistical power, and difficulties in interpreting findings.