Results interpretation In terms of results interpretation, it was reasonable to state that there were positive attitudes towards Aboriginals than when compared to the other minority groups. It was also reasonable to state that there were relatively positive when compared to the other two minority groups. The study concluded that emotional stakes were crucial components when determining emotional stakes within Australia. Summary of findings This also formed the basis of the findings, summarized as above.
I can state that these findings were adequately described and can form the basis of future research on the same. Study conclusions The study conclusions stated that emotional stakes were crucial components when determining emotional stakes within Australia. I agree with this major conclusion for the study. Whether study was conducted ethically Finally, I can state that the study was conducted ethically as aspects of privacy and confidentiality were taken care of. People who participated in the online survey were assured of the privacy and that no personal information would be made available to the public.
The participants were volunteers who agreed to mutually give their emotions and stereotypes towards the minority groups and no one was coerced to participate (Islam &Jahjah, 2001). Article 3 Aldridge, L. J. & Islam, M. R. (2012). Cultural differences in athleteattributions for success and failure: The sports pages revisited.International Journal of Psychology. 47(1), 67-75. Overview This study was conducted by Aldridge and Islam, 2012 to study the effect of cultural differences on the success or failure of athletes from Japan and Australia.
After the study was conducted, it was found out that both Japanese and Australian men attributed their wins to causes that are more internal than those to which they attributed losses. For women, both loses and wins were attributed to causes that did not differ much in terms if locus. Also, the results suggested that all athletes, both male and female, attributed wins to caused that could be easily controlled that for the other side of the losses. However, these results were found to be inconsistent with various past research which most of them suggested that the Japanese do not have self-serving bias when it comes to attribution (Aldridge & Islam, 2012).
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate how cultural differences affect the success or failures of athletes. Literature reviewed The literature reviewed was not adequate as this is a very wide topic that needs to have a lot of data, information and previous research. Much could be done in terms of literature review as the study consider several variables among two major nationalities and this calls for more literature to be reviewed. Aims and hypothesis The hypothesis of the study stated that the Australians, but not Japanese athletes would show self-serving biases and that they attribute wins to causes that are more internal as well aseasily controlled that the causes that attribute loses.
This was basically the main hypothesis that was being tested by the study and forms the basis of the aims and objectives of the study. The purpose of the study was to study the effect of cultural differences on the success or failure of athletes from Japan and Australia (Aldridge & Islam, 2012). Experimental methodology and results interpretation For the experimental methodology, data was collected in the form of attributions, which were obtained from sports pages from both Japan and Australian newspapers and then forwarded to Australian judges for analysis, which was done in the form of controllability and locus.
For such a study, this methodology was appropriate as analysis involved analyzing the attributions so as to determine the effect of cultural differences on the success or failure of athletes from Japan and Australia. Summary of findings The findings were summarized as: both Japanese and Australian men attributed their wins to causes that are more internal than those to which they attributed losses.
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